Trustworthy agents for B2B operations under Normative environment

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2014

Authors

Eugénio Oliveira (Author) FEUP; Henrique Lopes Cardoso (Author) FEUP; Urbano, J (Author) Other; Ana Paula Rocha (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2014 2nd International Conference on Systems and Informatics, ICSAI 2014

Pages: 252-257

2014 2nd International Conference on Systems and Informatics, ICSAI 2014

15 November 2014 through 17 November 2014

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Authenticus ID: P-00A-7ZQ

DOI: 10.1109/icsai.2014.7009295

Abstract (EN): Agents intending to be involved in joint B2B operations need to rely on trust measures pointing to possible future solid and secure partnerships. Using Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) as a paradigm for an electronic institution framework enables both to simulate and facilitate the process of autonomous agents, as either enterprises or individual representatives, reaching joint agreements through automatic negotiation. In the heart of the MAS-based electronic institution framework, a Normative Environment provides monitoring capabilities and enforcement mechanisms influencing agents' behavior during joint activities. Moreover, it makes available relevant data that can be important for building up contextual-dependent agent's trust models which, consequently, also influence future possible negotiations leading to new and safer agreements. To support agents information generation, monitoring and fusion, we here present ANTE platform, a software MAS integrating Trust models with negotiation facilities and Normative environments, for the creation and monitoring of agent-based networks. © 2014 IEEE.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific