CRM: An efficient trust and reputation model for agent computing

Knowledge-Based Systems

Volumn 30, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-16

  Khosravifar, Babak ^a   Bentahar, Jamal ^a   Gomrokchi, Maziar ^a   Alam, Rafiul ^a  

^a Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent communication; Belief set maintenance; Multi agent system; Reputation; Trust

Indexed keywords

AGENT COMMUNICATIONS; AGENT STRUCTURE; DIRECT INTERACTIONS; DISTRIBUTED MULTIAGENT SYSTEMS; ESTIMATION ERRORS; INTERACTING AGENTS; INTERACTION MECHANISMS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEM (MAS); MULTI-FACTOR; MULTIPLE FACTORS; MUTUAL TRUST; OFF-LINE PROCESS; ONLINE TRUST; OPEN MULTI-AGENT SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; REPUTATION; SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION; TRUST; TRUST AND REPUTATION; TRUST EVALUATION; TRUST FRAMEWORKS;

RATING;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84858698297     PISSN: 09507051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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