Title :
Controlling malevolent behavior in open multi-agent systems by means of deterrence theory
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Saskatchewan, Sask., Canada
Abstract :
Heterogeneous agents with common goals may compete with each other by means of benevolent or malevolent actions. Deterrence theory, which is widely studied in economics and public policy, is introduced as the basis of our analysis. Some preventive schemes are discussed. At last, we conduct simulations to show the strength and weaknesses of various policies.
Keywords :
economics; multi-agent systems; open systems; public administration; security of data; benevolent actions; deterrence theory; economics; heterogeneous agents; malevolent actions; malevolent behavior control; multiagent system; open system; preventive scheme; public policy; Control systems; Intelligent agent; Multiagent systems;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Agent Technology, 2003. IAT 2003. IEEE/WIC International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1931-8
DOI :
10.1109/IAT.2003.1241078
