In this paper, we extend Dung's seminal argument framework to form a probabilistic
argument framework by associating probabilities with arguments and defeats. We then …

Featuring contributions from major technology vendors, industry consortia, and government
and private research establishments, the Industrial Communication Technology Handbook …

This paper reports on industrial deployment of multi-agent systems and agent technology. It
provides an overview of several application domains and an in-depth presentation of four …

This paper is aimed at summarizing the current state-of-the-art in the development of agent-
based solutions in three areas connected with industrial production, namely in holonic …

This paper addresses the underlying principles of Evolvable Assembly Systems. This
paradigm was recently proposed as an answer to the requirements faced by assembly …

The paper addresses the problems of efficient representation, maintenance and exploration
of social knowledge enabling task decomposition, organization of negotiations …

If there exists a single term that summarizes the key to success in modern industrial
automation, the obvious choice would be integration. Integration is critical to aligning all …

At present several Java-based multi-agent platforms from different developers are available,
but none of them fully supports agent mobility and communication inaccessibility simulation …

This thesis addresses the problem of shop floor agility. In order to cope with the disturbances
and uncertainties that characterise the current business scenarios faced by manufacturing …

This paper addresses the design and implementation of a multiagent-based control
architecture to support modular reconfigurable production systems. The requirements for …