In an optimistic approach to security, one can often simplify protocol design by relying on audit logs, which can be analyzed a posteriori. Such auditing is widely used in practice...
Temporality and uncertainty are important features of many real world systems. Solving problems in such systems requires the use of formal mechanism such as logic systems, statisti...
In this paper we present a fairly complex example of how the social model for agent conversations based on social commitments we have developed in the past formally supports the im...
Commitments provide a basis for understanding interactions in multiagent systems. Successful interoperation relies upon the interacting parties being aligned with respect to their...
— As content delivery to wireless devices becomes faster and scalable, it is likely that mobile commerce will constitute a significant portion of digital commerce. In markets, b...