Co-ordination in Artificial Agent Societies Social Structures an
This monograph provides a comprehensive survey of the different approaches to coordination in societies of artificial an human agents. Setting out from a critical assessment of the state of the art, the author develops a method of structuring multi-agent
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Lecture Notes in Computer Science Edited by G. Goos, J. Hartmanis and J. van Leeuwen
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Sascha Ossowski
Co-ordination in Artificial Agent Societies Social Structures and Its Implications for Autonomous Problem-Solving Agents
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Series Editors Jaime G. Carbonell, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA J¨org Siekmann, University of Saarland, Saarbr¨ucken, Germany Author Sascha Ossowski Rey Juan Carlos University, School of Engineering (ESCET) Campus de M´ostoles Calle Tulipan s/n, E-28933 M´ostoles (Madrid), Spain E-mail: [email protected]
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CR Subject Classification (1998): I.2.11, C.2.4, H.5.3 ISBN 3-540-65495-X Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer-Verlag. Violations are liable for prosecution under the German Copyright Law. c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999 Printed in Germany Typesetting: Camera-ready by author SPIN 10692964 06/3142 – 5 4 3 2 1 0
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Foreword
Advances in Computer Science often arise from new ideas and concepts, that prove to be advantageous for the design of complex software systems. The conception of multi-agent systems is particularly attractive, as it promises modularity based on the conceptual speciality of an agent, as well as flexibility in their integration through appropriate interaction models. While early systems drew upon co-operative agents, recent developments have realised the importance of the notion of autonomy in the design of agent-based applications. The emergence of systems of autonomous problem-solving agents paves the way for complex Artificial Intelligence applications that allow for scalability and at the same time foster the reusability of their components. In consequence, an intelligent multi-agent application can be seen as a collection of autonomous agents, usually specialised in different tasks, together with a social model of their interactions. This approach implies a dynamic generation of complex relational struc
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