A normative framework for agent-based systems

Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 227-250

  López, Fabiola López ^a   Luck, Michael ^b   d'Inverno, Mark ^c  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Normative agents; Normative multi agent systems

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED SYSTEMS; CANONICAL MODELING; INDIVIDUAL AGENT; KEY ISSUES; NORMATIVE AGENTS;

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33746949426     PISSN: 1381298X     EISSN: 15729346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10588-006-9545-7     Document Type: Article

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