One form of argument-based negotiation is when agents argue about why an offer was rejected. If an agent can state a reason for a rejection of an offer, the negotiation process m...
Meaning negotiation (MN) is the general process with which agents reach an agreement about the meaning of a set of terms. We give here a general model of MN for two agents, in whic...
We present a snapshot of work in progress to define a formal model of the composition technology which underpins Subject-oriented and Aspectoriented programming.
Large scale open, heterogeneous, distributed environments such as the Internet, are the environments in which (intelligent) agents need to be able to function and survive. These e...
Frances M. T. Brazier, David G. A. Mobach, Benno J...
Abstract. We study the link between formal and cryptographic models for security protocols in the presence of passive and adaptive adversaries. We first describe the seminal resul...