A distributed architecture for enforcing norms in open MAS

Norms have been promoted as a coordination mechanism for controlling agent behaviours in open MAS. Thus, agent platforms must provide normative support, allowing both norm-aware and non norm-aware agents to take part in MAS controlled by norms. In this paper, the most relevant proposals on the defin...

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Published inProceedings of the 10th international conference on Advanced Agent Technology pp. 457 - 471
Main Authors Criado, Natalia, Argente, Estefania, Botti, Vicent
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin, Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 02.05.2011
SeriesACM Conferences
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ISBN9783642272158
3642272150
DOI10.1007/978-3-642-27216-5_35

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Summary:Norms have been promoted as a coordination mechanism for controlling agent behaviours in open MAS. Thus, agent platforms must provide normative support, allowing both norm-aware and non norm-aware agents to take part in MAS controlled by norms. In this paper, the most relevant proposals on the definition of norm enforcement mechanisms have been analysed. These proposals present several drawbacks that make them unsuitable for open MAS. In response to these problems, this paper describes a new Norm-Enforcing Architecture aimed at controlling open MAS.
ISBN:9783642272158
3642272150
DOI:10.1007/978-3-642-27216-5_35