Norms and normative multiagent systems have become the subjects of interest for many
researchers. Such interest is caused by the need for agents to exploit the norms in …

Norms in human societies are expectations of behaviours of the individuals. In human
societies, there are several types of norms such as moral norms, social norms and legal …

In normative multi-agent systems, the question of “how an agent identifies norms in an open
agent society” has not received much attention. This paper aims at addressing this question …

To limit the impacts of climate change, the carbon dioxide CO 2 emissions (CE) correlated
with the energy sector must be decreased. Reduction of CE will have a positive effect on the …

In multi-agent systems, software agents are modelled to possess characteristics and
behaviour borrowed from human societies. Norms are expectations of behaviours of the …

Norms are standards of behaviour expected of the members of a society. Norms in human
societies help in sustaining social order and facilitating cooperation and coordination among …

Institutions, as manifestations of social behaviour, are crucial elements of any society's
structure and are widely studied in the area of New Institutional Economics as a determinant …

In this chapter, we discuss state of the art and future perspective of the study of norms with
simulative methodologies, in particular employing agent-based simulation. After presenting …

Organizations of agents based on Virtual Organizations needs to be supported by a
coordinated effort that explicitly determines how the agents should be organized and carry …

Social Norms proliferate in societies as a mechanism for self-organization. This kind of
norms are not enforced by a central authority and the individuals of the society are those …