Abstract. This paper presents a formal framework within which autonomous agents can dynamically select and apply different mechanisms to coordinate their interactions with one ano...
Rachel A. Bourne, Karen Shoop, Nicholas R. Jenning...
—Reasoning by interrogation is one of the most ancient and experimented ways of reasoning. Originated by the Aristotelian elenchus, it has been used for many purposes, such as th...
Vincenzo Deufemia, Giuseppe Polese, Genoveffa Tort...
— Industry is more and more interested in executing business functions that span multiple applications. This demands high-levels of interoperability and a more flexible and adapt...
We are interested in multi-agent contracting, in which customers must solicit the resources and capabilities of other, self-interested agents in order to accomplish their goals. G...
—In this paper we present the European project named E-Support, aimed to the maintenance companies which work on the field, away from the central headquarters. The main goal of E...