On Grievance Protocols for Conflict Resolution in Open Multi-Agent Systems
Publication Type:
Conference PaperSource:
44th Hawaii International International Conference on Systems Science (HICSS-44 2011), IEEE Computer Society, Hawaii, p.1-10 (2011)ISBN:
978-0-7695-4282-9Abstract:
This paper presents the specification of an agentbased framework for conflict resolution into Open Multi-agent Systems by means of grievance protocols. In this framework, any grievance process primarily involves negotiation (with or without mediation) and arbitration or a combination of both. In this way, the result of a conflict resolution can be an agreement among the conflicting parties by which they voluntary settle the conflict, or a decision from the arbitrator (a neutral third party) which is final, and binding on both conflicting parties. The framework is designed in such a way that multiple agreement mechanisms may be available at any given time, to be activated and adjusted on demand (on-line) by participating agents. The framework is also generic enough so that new protocols may be easily added. The objective is to have a generic electronic institution that may be tailored to specific needs and grafted into other electronic institutions.
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.
