Negotiation and Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems
Negotiation and Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems

Author: Fernando Lopes

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 1608058247

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Agent technology has generated lots of excitement in the past decade. Currently, multi-agent systems (MAS) composed of autonomous agents representing individuals or organizations and capable of reaching mutually beneficial agreements through negotiation and argumentation are becoming increasingly important and pervasive. Research on both automated negotiation and argumentation in MAS has a vigorous, exciting tradition. However, efforts to integrate both areas have received only selective attention in the academia and the practitioner literature. A symbiotic relationship could significantly strengthen each area’s progress and trigger new R&D challenges and prospects toward the advancement of automated negotiators and argumentation tools. Negotiation and Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems presents the current state-of-the-art on the theory and practice of automated negotiation and argumentation in MAS. The eBook encourages the interaction between these two areas in data modelling and attempts to converge them toward mutual enhancement and synergism. Equally, the monograph brings together researchers and industry practitioners specialized in these areas to share R&D results and discuss existing and emerging theoretical and applied problems. This book is intended as a textbook for graduate courses and a reference book for researchers, advanced-level students in Computers Science, and IT practitioners.

Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems
Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems

Author: Peter McBurney

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-05-09

Total Pages: 331

ISBN-13: 364212805X

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems, held in Budapest, Hungary, in May 2009, in association with the 8th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (AAMAS 2009). The 18 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions and are organized in four topical sections on practical reasoning and argument about action; persuasion and negotiation; argumentation theory; and applications and emotions.

Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems
Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems

Author: Iyad Rahwan

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-02-09

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 354024526X

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The theory of argumentation is a rich, interdisciplinary area of research involving philosophy, communications studies, linguistics, psychology, and logics. Its techniques have found a wide range of applications in both theoretical and practical branches of artificial intelligence and computer science. Multi-agent systems theory has picked up argumentation-inspired approaches and specifically argumentation-theoretic results from many different areas. Researchers in argumentation and multi-agent systems are currently enjoying a unique opportunity to integrate the various understandings of argument into a coherent and core part of the functioning of autonomous computational systems. This book originates from the First International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems, ArgMAS 2004, held in New York, NY, USA in July 2004. Besides 12 selected revised full papers taken from the workshop, 4 additional papers by key people in the area round off overall coverage of the relevant topics. The papers address the following main topics: foundations of dialogues, belief revision, persuasion and deliberation, negotiation, and strategic issues.

Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems
Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems

Author: Iyad Rahwan

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-03-28

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 3540789146

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Here are the latest developments in the growing area of research at the interface of argumentation theory and multiagent systems. Argumentation provides tools for designing, implementing and analyzing sophisticated forms of interaction among rational agents.

Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems
Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems

Author: Peter McBurney

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-02-21

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 3642219403

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This book constitutes the thoroughly reviewed post-proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems, ArgMas 2010, held in Toronto, Canada in May 2010 as a satellite workshop of AAMAS 2010. The 14 revised full papers taken from ArgMAS 2010 were carefully reviewed and improved during two rounds of revision. Also included are 4 invited papers based on presentations on argumentation at the AAMAS 2010 main conference. All together the 18 papers included in the book give a representative overview on current research on argumentation in multi-agent systems. The papers are organized in topical sections on practical reasoning and argument about action, applications, and theoretical aspects.

Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems
Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems

Author: Nicolas Maudet

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-11-04

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 3540755268

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Argumentation provides tools for designing, implementing and analyzing sophisticated forms of interaction among rational agents. It has made a solid contribution to the practice of multiagent dialogues. This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems held in Hakodate, Japan, as an associated event of AAMAS 2006, the main international conference on autonomous agents and multi-agent systems.

Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems
Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems

Author: Simon D. Parsons

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-07-06

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 3540363556

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems held in Utrecht, Netherlands in July 2005 as an associated event of AAMAS 2005, the main international conference on autonomous agents and multi-agent systems. The 10 revised full papers presented together with an invited paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 17 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on foundations, negotiation, protocols, deliberation and coalition formation, and consensus formation.

Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications
Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications

Author: James O'Shea

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-06-27

Total Pages: 720

ISBN-13: 3642220002

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th KES International Conference on Agent and Multi-Agent Systems, KES-AMSTA 2011, held in Manchester, UK, in June/July 2011. The 69 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. In addition the volume contains one abstract and one full paper length keynote speech. The papers are organized in topical sections on conversational agents, dialogue systems and text processing; agents and online social networks; robotics and manufacturing; agent optimisation; negotiation and security; multi-agent systems; mining and profiling; agent-based optimization; doctoral track; computer-supported social intelligence for human interaction; digital economy; and intelligent workflow, cloud computing and systems.

Multi-Agent Systems and Applications IV
Multi-Agent Systems and Applications IV

Author: Michal Pechoucek

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2005-09-06

Total Pages: 684

ISBN-13: 354029046X

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The aim of the CEEMAS conference series is to provide a biennial forum for the presentation of multi-agent research and development results. With its p- ticular geographicalorientation towards Central and Eastern Europe, CEEMAS has become an internationally recognised event with participants from all over the world. After the successful CEEMAS conferences in St. Petersburg (1999), Cracow (2001) and Prague (2003), the 2005 CEEMAS conference takes place in Budapest. The programme committee of the conference series consists of est- lished researchers from the region and renowned international colleagues, sh- ing the prominent rank of CEEMAS among the leading events in multi-agent systems. In the very competitive ?eld of agent oriented conferences and workshops nowadays(suchasAAMAS,WI/IAT,EUMAS,CIA,MATES)thespecialpro?le of CEEMAS is that it is trying to bridge the gap between applied research achievements and theoretical research activities. Our ambition is to provide a forum for presenting theoretical research with an evident application potential, implemented application prototypes and their properties, as well as industrial case studies of successful (but also unsuccessful) agent technology deployments. This is why the CEEMAS proceedings volume provides a collection of research and application papers. The technical research paper section of the proceedings (see pages 11–499) contains pure research papers as well as research results in application settings while the application papers section (see pages 500–530) contains papers focused on application aspects. The goal is to demonstrate the real life value and commercial reality of multi-agent systems as well as to foster communication between academia and industry in this ?eld.

An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems
An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems

Author: Michael Wooldridge

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-06-22

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 0470519460

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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 software programs or robots. Their interactions can either be cooperative (for example as in an ant colony) or selfish (as in a free market economy). This book assumes only basic knowledge of algorithms and discrete maths, both of which are taught as standard in the first or second year of computer science degree programmes. A basic knowledge of artificial intelligence would useful to help understand some of the issues, but is not essential. The book’s main aims are: To introduce the student to the concept of agents and multi-agent systems, and the main applications for which they are appropriate To introduce the main issues surrounding the design of intelligent agents To introduce the main issues surrounding the design of a multi-agent society To introduce a number of typical applications for agent technology After reading the book the student should understand: The notion of an agent, how agents are distinct from other software paradigms (e.g. objects) and the characteristics of applications that lend themselves to agent-oriented software The key issues associated with constructing agents capable of intelligent autonomous action and the main approaches taken to developing such agents The key issues in designing societies of agents that can effectively cooperate in order to solve problems, including an understanding of the key types of multi-agent interactions possible in such systems The main application areas of agent-based systems