We adopt the decision-theoretic principle of expected utility maximization as a paradigm for designing autonomous rational agents operating in multi-agent environments. We use the...
Interactions between agents in an open system such as the Internet require a significant degree of flexibility. A crucial aspect of the development of such methods is the notion o...
This paper concerns the design of mechanisms for online scheduling in which agents bid for access to a re-usable resource such as processor time or wireless network access. Each a...
Mohammad Taghi Hajiaghayi, Robert D. Kleinberg, Mo...
We address the learning of trust based on past observations and context information. We argue that from the truster's point of view trust is best expressed as one of several ...
This paper describes a library of Dialogical Widget for a mediator architecture. It provides a development framework for software designers willing to include a conversational ass...