Handling change in normative specifications

  • Authors:
  • Duangtida Athakravi;Domenico Corapi;Alessandra Russo;Marina De Vos;Julian Padget;Ken Satoh

  • Affiliations:
  • Imperial College London;Imperial College London;Imperial College London;University of Bath;University of Bath;National Institute of Informatics

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - Volume 3
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

Normative frameworks provide a means to address the governance of open systems, by offering a mechanism to express responsibilities and permissions of the individual participants with respect to the entire system without compromising their autonomy. Careful design is crucial if it is to meet its requirements. Tools that support the design process can be of great benefit. In this paper, we describe a method for choosing the appropriate change in the normative specification, using impact analysis of the critical consequences being preserved or rejected by the change.