Agent-based computing is a promising approach for developing applications in complex
domains. However, despite the great deal of research in the area, a number of challenges …

The study of multi-agent systems (MAS) focuses on systems in which many intelligent agents
interact with each other. These agents are considered to be autonomous entities such as …

As it was been written in the call of the original workshop “In recent research on electronic
commerce” trust has been recognized as one of the key factors for successful electronic …

After arguing about the crucial importance of trust for Agents and MAS, we provide a
definition of trust both as a mental state and as a social attitude and relation. We present the …

This monograph addresses the worlds of social science theory and artificial intelligence AI.
The book examines the interaction of individual cognitive factors and social influence on …

Social commitments have long been recognized as an important concept for multiagent
systems. We propose a rich formulation of social commitments that motivates an architecture …

Today, one of the major challenges that autonomous vehicles are facing is the ability to drive
in urban environments. Such a task requires communication between autonomous vehicles …

Multiagent Systems (MASs) have evolved towards the specification of global constraints that
heterogeneous and autonomous agents are supposed to follow when concerning open …

Since the first edition was published two years ago, much has been done on extend ing the
work done on SMART to address new and important areas [3-5, 54, 79, 80, 108 …

The paper analyses which features of an agent architecture determine its Autonomy. I claim
that Autonomy is a relational concept. First, Autonomy from environment (stimuli) is …