DocumentCode
1569172
Title
Power and dependence relations in groups of agents
Author
Boella, Guido ; Sauro, Luigi ; Van der Torre, Leendert
Author_Institution
Dipt. di Informatica, Univ. di Torino, Italy
fYear
2004
Firstpage
246
Lastpage
252
Abstract
We present a formal model of multiagent systems to analyze the relations of power and dependence underlying group behaviors such as cooperation. Inspired by the work of Castelfranchi we define these relations by means of a description of goals and skills of single agents. We show how our framework can be used to describe social and organizational structures as emergent properties of a collection of individuals.
Keywords
multi-agent systems; agent groups; agent skill; dependence relation; formal model; group behaviors; multiagent systems; organizational structure; power relation; social structure; Artificial intelligence; Concurrent computing; Contracts; Game theory; Logic; Multiagent systems; Power system modeling; Robustness; Sociology; Topology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Agent Technology, 2004. (IAT 2004). Proceedings. IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2101-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IAT.2004.1342951
Filename
1342951
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