A principled modular approach to construct flexible conversation protocols

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 3060, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-5

  Flores, Roberto A ^a   Kremer, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SPECIFICATIONS; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

COMPUTATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS; CONTRACT NET PROTOCOLS; CONVERSATION PROTOCOL; INTER-ACTION PROTOCOLS; MODULAR APPROACH; SOCIAL COMMITMENT; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PRACTICES; TURN-TAKING;

SOFTWARE AGENTS; SPECIFICATIONS;

EID: 7444254522     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-24840-8_1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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