Agent organisationsfrom independent agents to virtual organisations and societies of agents

  1. Maestro-Prieto, Jose Alberto 1
  2. Rodríguez, Sara 1
  3. Casado, Roberto 1
  4. Corchado, Juan Manuel 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02f40zc51

Revista:
ADCAIJ: Advances in Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence Journal

ISSN: 2255-2863

Ano de publicación: 2020

Volume: 9

Número: 4

Páxinas: 55-70

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.14201/ADCAIJ2020945570 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

Outras publicacións en: ADCAIJ: Advances in Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence Journal

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Resumo

Real world applications using agent-based solutions can include many agents that needs communicate and interact each other in order to meet their objectives. In open multi-agent systems, the problems may include the organisation of a large number of agents that may be heterogeneous, of unpredictable provenance and where competitive behaviours or conflicting objectives may occur. An overview of the alternatives for dealing with these problems is presented, highlighting the way they try to solve or mitigate these problems.

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