In this paper, we describe a novel agent architecture for normative multiagent systems which is based on multi-context systems. It models the three modalities of Rao and Georgeff’s BDI agents as individual contexts and adds a fourth one for commitments. This new component is connected to all other mental attitudes via two sets of bridge rules, injecting formulae into it and modifying the BDI co...

One prevalent vision of agent-mediated trading on electronic marketplaces is that intelligent, economically driven agents will form a rich, diverse, dynamic economic Web, and that agent-to-agent e-commerce transactions may eventually dominate the global economy in the future. Agents may facilitate a variety of relevant functions such as advertising, matchmaking and brokering. Current applicatio...

This paper describes our research on buildin gg aa free, evolutionary, Internet-based, agent-based, long-distance teachingg environment for academic English. Web English Teachingg environments are few, and mostlyy theyy implyy aa fee. However, none of them

The reusability of learning material is based on three main features: modularity, discoverability and interoperability. Several researchers on Intelligent Learning Enviroimients have proposed the use of architectures based on agent societies. Learning systems based on Multi-Agent architectures support the development of more interactive and adaptable systems and the Learning Objects approach gi...

A set of software agents can be programmed to provide a large but finite set of services, often defined during design phase. After an evolution of the external environment, the pre-defined services could be unable to satisfy the requested quality. In this work it is proposed an agent framework capable to adapt the agents in order to improve the quality of services provided by an agent society i...

In the paper the author presents an attempt to formal description of the architecture of agent and multiagent decentralized systems (called M-agent architecture) that may be considered as a starting point to develop a decentralized multiagent system technology. This approach may facilitate development of large simulation programs.

Multi-agent systems (MAS) offer new perspectives compared to conventional, centrally organised architectures in the scope of supply chain management (SCM). Their structure inherently meets the requirements of decentralised supply chains, whereas conventional SCM systems are often restricted in terms of dynamic behaviour, handling severe disturbances at supplier sites as well as dealing with hig...

The Multi-agent Environment for Constructing Cooperatlve Applications (NECCA) ia based upon a framework unifying the internal behavior of agents and cooperation among agents. This paper presents a formalized view of agent behavior relying on the basic loop of goal activation, plan execution and scheduli~ followed by task execution. This allows for a presentation of the semantics of cooperation ...

We argue for the appropriateness of using software agents for the monitoring and control of bioprocesses. Different approaches to the design of individual agents as well as complete multi-agent systems are discussed. This is followed by a presentation of a number of successful agent-based monitoring and control applications from different domains. We conclude by discussing the advantages and di...

This paper presents a generic architecture for an agent capable of designing and creating new agents. The design agent is based on an existing generic agent model, and includes a model for design, in which strategic reasoning and dynamic management of requirements are explicitly modelled. The model includes an explicit formal representation of (1) requirements that can be formulated for agents ...