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 …

Norms are utilised in agent societies to encourage acceptable behaviour by the participating
agents. They can be established or revised from the top-down (authority) or from the bottom …

Public policies are designed to have an impact on particular societies, yet policy-oriented
computer models and simulations often focus more on articulating the policies to be applied …

Complex systems often exhibit emergent behaviour, unexpected macro-level behaviour
caused by the interaction of micro-level components. In multiagent systems, these micro …

The way in which social conventions emerge in communities has been of interest to social
scientists for decades. Here we report on the emergence of a particular social convention on …

Normative systems (norms) have been widely proposed as a technique for coordinating
multi-agent systems. The automated synthesis of norms for coordination remains an open …

The advent of virtual environments such as SecondLife call for a distributed approach for
norm emergence and spreading. In open virtual environments, monitoring various …

A challenging problem currently addressed in the multi-agent systems area is the
development of open systems; which are characterized by the heterogeneity of their …

Leadership development has been critical in the consideration of the longevity of an
organisation and its ability to remain relevant. Organisations' focus on leadership …

The study of the organization of social networks is important for the understanding of opinion
formation, rumor spreading, and the emergence of trends and fashion. This paper reports …