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A Formal Study of Interactions in Multi-Agent Systems

El Fallah Seghrouchni, Amal; Haddad, Serge; Mazouzi, Hamza (1999), A Formal Study of Interactions in Multi-Agent Systems, in Lee, Roger Y., Computers and Their Applications (CATA-99), Proceedings of the ISCA 14th International Conference, Cancun, Mexico, April 7-9, 1999, ISCA, p. 240-245

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Communication / Conférence
Date
1999
Conference title
14th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications (CATA-99)
Conference date
1999
Conference city
Cancun
Conference country
Mexique
Book title
Computers and Their Applications (CATA-99), Proceedings of the ISCA 14th International Conference, Cancun, Mexico, April 7-9, 1999
Book author
Lee, Roger Y.
Publisher
ISCA
ISBN
1-880843-27-7
Pages
240-245
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Author(s)
El Fallah Seghrouchni, Amal
Haddad, Serge
Mazouzi, Hamza
Abstract (EN)
This paper presents an original approach to model, analyze, and design interactions in multi-agent systems. It combines two complementary paradigms: observation in distributed systems and interaction in multi-agent systems. The first paradigm is frequently used to observe concurrent activities in distributed systems through the causal dependency of events. The second paradigm provides an interesting framework to formalize complex interaction between agents. Our approach is based on distributed observation of events inherent to agents' interactions, which may explain relationships within conversations, or group utterances in order to improve agent's behavior.
Subjects / Keywords
Coloured Petri Nets; performatives; distributed observation; Interaction; Causality