Formal Framework for Adaptive Multi-Agent Systems

  • Authors:
  • Wenpin Jiao;Minghui Zhou;Qianxiang Wang

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-

  • Venue:
  • IAT '03 Proceedings of the IEEE/WIC International Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Evolution of software challenges multi-agent systems to be adaptiveand the adaptation capabilities should be provided at both theagent level and the system level. In this paper, we study theadaptation of multi-agent systems from the system level anddescribe a formal framework for multi-agent systems with adaptationcapabilities. In the framework, agents are indirectlyinter-connected viaroles and interaction protocols are defined asentities independent of agents and roles. Thus agents, roles, andinteraction protocols involved in multi-agent systems need notalways adjust their behaviors or specifications to adapt to thechanges of system structures and interaction protocols.