The need for negotiation in multi-agent systems stems from the requirement for agents to
solve the problems posed by their interdependence upon one another. Negotiation provides …

In this paper we present a new semantics, called Local Models Semantics, and use it to
provide a foundation to reasoning with contexts. This semantics captures and makes precise …

Many autonomous agents operate in domains in which the cooperation of their fellow agents
cannot be guaranteed. In such domains negotiation is essential to persuade others of the …

In this article we argue that open agent organisations can be effectively designed and
implemented as institutionalized electronic organisations (electronic institutions) composed …

We present a logic-based formalism for modeling ofdialogues between intelligent and
autonomous software agents, building on a theory of abstract dialogue games which we …

One source of trust for physical trading systems is their physical assets and simply their
presence. A similar baseline does not exist for electronic trading systems, but one way in …

We propose a dialogue game protocol for purchase negotiation dialogues which identifies
appropriate speech acts, defines constraints on their utterances, and specifies the different …

In the late 1990s, AI witnessed an increasing use of the term'argumentation'within its
bounds: in natural language processing, in user interface design, in logic programming and …

Incorporating coalition formation algorithms into agent systems shall be advantageous due
to the consequent increase in the overall quality of task performance. Coalition formation …

Paleomagnetic, rock magnetic, and sedimentary micro-textural data from an early Miocene
mudstone sequence exposed in Okhta River, Sakhalin, Russia, indicate the presence of …