We show how protocols can be derived from norms using landmarks. The resulting protocols can be used by agents to fulfill the norms governing an e-institution without having to h...
Huib Aldewereld, Frank Dignum, John-Jules Ch. Meye...
Current IT application domains such as web services and autonomic computing call for highly flexible systems, able to automatically adapt to changing operational environments as w...
Loris Penserini, Anna Perini, Angelo Susi, John My...
The paper presents an agent-based engineering system developed for mobile devices. The proposed system has been used for constructing a wireless tourist guide application that inco...
This paper presents a methodology for agent-oriented analysis and design. The methodology is general, in that it is applicable to a wide range of multi-agent systems, and comprehe...
Michael Wooldridge, Nicholas R. Jennings, David Ki...
Abstract. Agent-oriented methodologies are an important means for constructing agent-based systems in a controlled repeatable form. However, agent-oriented methodologies have not r...