Governing multi-agent systems

Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 19-34

  Da Silva, Viviane Torres ^a   Duran, Fernanda ^b   Guedes, José ^b   De Lucena, Carlos J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Governance; Norm; Open multi agent system; Reputation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

GOVERNANCE; GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS; NORM; OPEN MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM; REPUTATION; REPUTATION SYSTEMS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 44649179445     PISSN: 01046500     EISSN: 01046500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192407     Document Type: Article

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