We develop a novel strategy that supports software agents to make decisions on how to
negotiate for a resource in open and dynamic e-markets. Although existing negotiation …

Open Distributed Systems, be it the Internet, peer-to-peer systems, e-commerce systems,
Desktop Grid Systems, wireless sensor networks, or vehicular ad-hoc networks, have …

As mobile and wearable technology has evolved, an increasing need for indoor positioning
has arisen. In particular, the use of ultrasonics provides a cheap way to fulfil this need …

Agreement Technologies are needed for autonomous agents to come to mutually
acceptable agreements, typically on behalf of humans. These technologies include trust …

Argumentation, initially studied in philosophy and law, has been researched extensively in
computing in the last decade, especially for inference, decision making and decision …

Nowadays we may notice that SOA arrived to its maturity stage and Cloud Computing brings
the next paradigm-shift regarding the software delivery business model. In such a context …

Dynamic virtual organisations (VOs) can arise in situations in which it is critical that they
continue to operate, even in sub-optimal environments. Models of information flow in …

We present an architecture that makes use of symbolic decision-making to support agents
participating in concurrent bilateral negotiations. The architecture is a revised version of …

Modern networking technologies, such as Cloud or SOA, enable cooperations and
individuals to form dynamic coalitions for temporary sharing of resources and information in …

This position paper explores the possibility of building autonomic systems using super-
agents, virtual organizations of one or more agents that seek to govern a complex resource …