Operational Semantics for Agent Communication Languages

2000 ◽  
pp. 80-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rogier M. van Eijk ◽  
Frank S. de Boer ◽  
Wiebe van der Hoek ◽  
John-Jules C. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Operational Semantics ◽  
Agent Communication ◽  
Agent Communication Languages

The Science of Social Emergence

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Keith Sawyer
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Study ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Communication ◽  
Agent Modeling ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Communication Languages ◽  
Interaction Processes ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Rigorous Study ◽  
Social Emergence

Sociology should be the foundational science of social emergence. But to date, sociologists have neglected emergence, and studies of emergence are more common within microeconomics. Moving forward, I argue that a science of social emergence requires two advances beyond current approaches—and that sociology is better positioned than economics to make these advances. First, consistent with existing critiques of microeconomics, I argue that we need a more sophisticated representation of individual agents. Second, I argue that multi-agent models need a more sophisticated representation of interaction processes. The agent communication languages currently used by multi-agent systems researchers are not appropriate for modeling human societies. I conclude by arguing that the scientific study of interaction and emergence will have to migrate out of microeconomics and become a part of sociology. Sociologists, for their part, should embrace multi-agent modeling to pursue a more rigorous study of these traditional sociological issues.

Coordinating Agents using Agent Communication Languages Conversations

2001 ◽  
pp. 183-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Scott Cost ◽  
Yannis Labrou ◽  
Tim Finin
Keyword(s):  
Agent Communication ◽  
Agent Communication Languages

Agent communication languages: rethinking the principles

Computer ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 31 (12) ◽  
pp. 40-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.P. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Agent Communication ◽  
Agent Communication Languages
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