Over the last few years, the use of agent-based simulations to study social systems has
spread to many domains (eg, geography, ecology, sociology, economy). These simulations …

One way to reduce the computational load of the agents is the distribution of their services.
To achieve this goal, the functionality of a MAS (multiagent system) should not reside in the …

Computing is increasingly ubiquitous, with everyday items including smartphones, cars,
clothes and household appliances gaining increasingly sophisticated computing and …

The behaviours of autonomous agents may deviate from those deemed to be for the good of
the societal systems of which they are a part. Norms have therefore been proposed as a …

Today, the need for architectures and computational models for large-scale open multi-
agent systems is considered to be a key issue for the success of agent technology in real …