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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Agent Technology, 2004. (IAT 2004). Proceedings. IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2101-0
DOI :
10.1109/IAT.2004.1342951
