Norms constitute a powerful coordination mechanism among heterogeneous agents. We propose means to specify and explicitly manage the normative positions of agents (permissions, pro...
Norms defined by institutions and enforced by organizations have been put forward as a mechanism to increase the efficiency and reliability of electronic transactions carried out ...
Abstract. Whenever a multiagent system is designed, many dependencies in the system are identified and must be solved in a correct way. Coordination deals with the management of s...
—The article describes a course on system design (structural approach) which involves the following: issues of systems engineering; structural models; basic technological problem...
Multi-agent systems are viewed as consisting of individual agents whose behaviors are regulated by organization artifacts. This abstract presents a programming language, which is d...