Negotiating the semantics of agent communication languages
OA Location
Author(s)
Reed, C
Norman, TJ
Jennings, NR
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper presents a formal framework and outlines a method that autonomous agents can use to negotiate the semantics of their communication language at run-time. Such an ability is needed in open multi-agent systems so that agents can ensure they understand the implications of the utterances that are being made and so that they can tailor the meaning of the primitives to best fit their prevailing circumstances. To this end, the semantic space framework provides a systematic means of classifying the primitives along multiple relevant dimensions. This classification can then be used by the agents to structure their negotiation (or semantic fixing) process so that they converge to the mutually agreeable semantics that are necessary for coherent social interactions.
Date Issued
2002
Citation
Computational Intelligence, 2002, 18, pp.229-252
Start Page
229
End Page
252
Journal / Book Title
Computational Intelligence
Volume
18
Identifier
http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/256880/
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
agent communication languages
semantic space
semantic fixing
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
0801 Artificial Intelligence And Image Processing
1702 Cognitive Science
0802 Computation Theory And Mathematics
Notes
keywords: agent communication languages, semantic space, semantic fixing.
Article Number
2