Reasoning about norm compliance (extended abstract)
Publication Type:
Conference ProceedingsSource:
Proc. of 10th Int. Conf. on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2011), International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Taipei, Taiwan, p.1191-1192 (2011)ISBN:
978-0-9826571-7-1Keywords:
agent architecture; norm compliance; BDI agents; coherenceAbstract:
This paper proposes a reasoning process to allow agents to decide when and how norms should be violated or obeyed. The coherence-based reasoning mechanism proposed in this paper, allows norm aware agents to confront the norm compliance dilemma and build alternatives for such normative decisions.
Towards a Normative BDI Architecture for Norm Compliance.
Publication Type:
Conference PaperSource:
11th International Workshop on Coordination, Organization, Institutions and Norms in Multi-Agent Systems (COIN@MALLOW2010), Lyon, France, p.65-81 (2010)Abstract:
Multi-AgentSystems require coordination mechanisms in order to assemble the behaviour of autonomous and heterogeneous agents and achieve the desired performance of the whole system. Norms are deontic statements employed by these coordination mechanisms which define constraints to the potential excesses of agents’ autonomous behaviour. However, norms are only effective if agents are capable of understanding and managing them pragmatically. In this paper, we propose an extension of the BDI proposal in order to allow agents to take pragmatic autonomous decisions considering the existence of norms. In particular, coherence and consistency theory will be employed as a criterion for determining norm compliance.
An Agent Architecture for Simultaneous Bilateral Negotiations
Publication Type:
Conference PaperSource:
Proceedings of the 13è Congrés Internacional de l'Associació Catalana d'Intel·ligència Artificial (CCIA 2010), Espluga de Francolí, Tarragona, p.29-38 (2010)Abstract:
In this paper we introduce an agent architecture for joint action negotiation among several agents in complex environments and with negotiation time bounds. The architecture is based on a graded BDI model and on an information-based negotiation model. This work does not yet include experimental results but it is currently being tested using DipGame (http://www.dipgame.org).
An agent architecture for simultaneous bilateral negotiations
Publication Type:
Conference PaperSource:
Workshop on Agent-based Complex Automated Negotiations, ACAN-2010, Toronto (2010)URL:
http://www.dipgame.orgKeywords:
agent architectures; simultaneous bilateral negotiation; dipgame; diplomacy gameAbstract:
In this paper we introduce an agent architecture that is suitable for joint action plan negotiation among several agents in complex environments and with negotiation time bounds. The architecture is based on a graded BDI model to drive the decisions that the agent makes. The practical reasoning explores the space of possible deals with the help of a genetic algorithm that copes with the potentially sheer amount of joint plans. Beliefs represent the agent's view of the world. Before starting negotiating the agent summarises all what she knows into the five dimensions of the LOGIC negotiation model. This summary is used to decide what to say next and whom to say it to in order to sign deals on joint plans. This work does not yet include experimental results but it is going to be tested using the DipGame testbed (http://www.dipgame.org)
