A Truly Concurrent Model for Interacting Agents

  • Authors:
  • Wieke de Vries;Frank S. de Boer;Wiebe van der Hoek;John-Jules Ch. Meyer

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • PRIMA 2001 Proceedings of the 4th Pacific Rim International Workshop on Multi-Agents, Intelligent Agents: Specification, Modeling, and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2001

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Abstract

We offer a new operational model of agents, which focuses on the interaction of agents with each other and with a dynamic environment. We abstract from the inner workings of agents by offering a definable mental lexicon and a flexible cycle of sensing, reasoning and acting. The model incorporates a truly concurrent semantics for physical action, observation, communication and events. The dynamic world and events which can occur in it are explicitly modelled, and actions have a duration. Due to these features, the models offers a realistic view on interacting agents.