Communication in Multiagent Systems : Agent Communication Languages and Conversation Policies / edited by Marc-Phillipe Huget.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Huget, Marc-Phillipe, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Computer Science (Springer-11645)

Lecture notes in computer science. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence ; 2650.

Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; 2650

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Artificial intelligence.

Computer networks.

Software engineering.

Computer logic.

Artificial Intelligence.

Computer Communication Networks.

Software Engineering.

Logics and Meanings of Programs.

Local Subjects:

Artificial Intelligence.

Computer Communication Networks.

Software Engineering.

Logics and Meanings of Programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VIII, 328 pages).

Edition:

First edition 2003.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.

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Summary:

Agents in multiagent systems are concurrent autonomous entities that need to coordinate and to cooperate so as to perform their tasks; these coordination and cooperation tasks might be achieved through communication. Communication, also called interaction by some authors, thus represents one of the major topics in multiagent systems. This book presents the state of the art of research on communication in multiagent systems. First, three seminal papers by Cohen and Perrault, by Singh, and by Davis and Smith present background information and introduce the newcomer to the area. The main part of the book is devoted to current research work dealing with agent communication, communication for coordination and argumentation, protocols, and dialogue games and conversational agents. Finally, the last paper deals with the future of agent communication.

Contents:

Background

Elements of a Plan-Based Theory of Speech Acts

Agent Communication Languages: Rethinking the Principles

Negotiation as a Metaphor for Distributed Problem Solving

Current Trends

Verification and Compliance Testing

Process Algebra for Agent Communication: A General Semantic Approach

Hierarchical Information Combination in Large-Scale Multiagent Resource Management

A Perspective on Multiagent Coordination Models

Argumentation-Based Communication between Agents

Interaction Protocol Engineering

An Organisational Approach to the Design of Interaction Protocols

Design Agent Interaction as a Service to Agents

A FIPA Compliant Goal Delegation Protocol

Communication for Goal Directed Agents

When Are Two Protocols the Same?

Dialogue Game Protocols

Request for Action Reconsidered as a Dialogue Game Based on Commitments

Computational Model of Believable Conversational Agents

Future

The Future of Agent Communication.

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Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-540-44972-0

9783540449720

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