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Dynamic and Distributed Interaction Protocols

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Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agent Systems II (AAMAS 2004, AAMAS 2003)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNAI,volume 3394))

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This paper describes a protocol language which can provide agents with a flexible mechanism for coherent dialogues. The protocol language does not rely on centralised control or bias toward a particular model of agent communication. Agents can adapt the protocol and distribute it to dialogical partners during interactions.

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  1. Centre for Intelligent Systems and their Applications, University of Edinburgh, Appleton Tower, Room 4.15, Edinburgh, EH8 9LE

    Jarred McGinnis & David Robertson

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of York, YO10 5DD, York, UK

    Daniel Kudenko

  2. Artificial Intelligence Group, Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, York, UK

    Dimitar Kazakov

  3. Department of Computing, City University, P.O. Box, EC1V 0HB, London, United Kingdom

    Eduardo Alonso

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McGinnis, J., Robertson, D. (2005). Dynamic and Distributed Interaction Protocols. In: Kudenko, D., Kazakov, D., Alonso, E. (eds) Adaptive Agents and Multi-Agent Systems II. AAMAS AAMAS 2004 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3394. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32274-0_11

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