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 …

Problems of cooperation--in which agents seek ways to jointly improve their welfare--are
ubiquitous and important. They can be found at scales ranging from our daily routines--such …

This self-contained introduction to the distributed control of robotic networks offers a
distinctive blend of computer science and control theory. The book presents a broad set of …

Systems composed of interacting autonomous agents offer a promising software
engineering approach for developing applications in complex domains. However, this …

Many researchers have demonstrated that the organizational design employed by an agent
system can have a significant, quantitative effect on its performance characteristics. A range …

This is a systematic philosophical and conceptual study of the notion of a social practice.
Raimo Tuomela explains social practices in terms of the interlocking mental states of the …

Techniques originating from the Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
areas have extensively been applied to develop intelligent and pervasive systems such as …

In this paper we describe an approach to practical reasoning, reasoning about what it is best
for a particular agent to do in a given situation, based on presumptive justifications of action …

Electronic markets, dispute resolution and negotiation protocols are three types of
application domains that can be viewed as open agent societies. Key characteristics of such …

Abstract We study Normative Temporal Logic (ntl), a formalism intended for reasoning about
the temporal properties of normative systems. ntl is a generalisation of the well-known …