Communication in multiagent systems : agent communication languages and conversation policies

Communication in Multiagent Systems: Agent Communication Languages and Conversation Policies
Author: Marc-Philippe Huget
Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg
ISBN: 978-3-540-40385-2
DOI: 10.1007/b12446

Table of Contents:

• Elements of a Plan-Based Theory of Speech Acts
• Agent Communication Languages: Rethinking the Principles
• Negotiation as a Metaphor for Distributed Problem Solving
• Verification and Compliance Testing
• Process Algebra for Agent Communication: A General Semantic Approach
• Hierarchical Information Combination in Large-Scale Multiagent Resource Management
• A Perspective on Multiagent Coordination Models
• Argumentation-Based Communication between Agents
• Interaction Protocol Engineering
• An Organisational Approach to the Design of Interaction Protocols
• Design Agent Interaction as a Service to Agents
• A FIPA Compliant Goal Delegation Protocol
• Communication for Goal Directed Agents
• When Are Two Protocols the Same?
• Dialogue Game Protocols
• Request for Action Reconsidered as a Dialogue Game Based on Commitments
• Computational Model of Believable Conversational Agents
• The Future of Agent Communication

Includes bibliographical references and index