In this paper, we show how to establish correctness and time bounds (e.g., quality of service guarantees) for multi-agent systems composed of communicating rule-based agents. The f...
Abstract. This paper presents a complete temporal STIT logic for reasoning about multi-agency. I discuss its application for reasoning about norms, knowledge, autonomy, and other m...
Commitments model important aspects of agent interactions, especially those arising in e-business. A small number of patterns of commitments accommodate a variety of realistic int...
We propose an argumentation-based framework for representing communication theories of agents that can take into account dialogue strategies and society protocols in a way that fa...
In this paper we overview one specific approach to the formal development of multi-agent systems. This approach is based on the use of temporal logics to represent both the behavio...