Title :
Towards an argument-based agent system
Author :
Umeda, Yuichi ; Sawamura, Hajime
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Niigata Univ., Japan
Abstract :
In network computing and agent-oriented computing, it is desired that several computers on network can resolve conflicting problems or make better solutions through argumentation. In this paper, we propose such a system in which several agents communicate, argue with each other and finally make a decision through argumentation from distributed non-sharing knowledge bases with two sorts of negation: negation as failure (or weak negation) and classical (or strong) negation. We show the potential and practical usefulness of the system by applying it to a realistic problem
Keywords :
deductive databases; distributed databases; inference mechanisms; multi-agent systems; problem solving; agent-oriented computing; argument-based agent system; argumentation; conflicting problem resolution; defeat; distributed nonsharing knowledge bases; justification; negation; network computing; overruling; rebuttal; undercutting; Computer networks; Control systems; Distributed computing; Humans; Information processing; Information systems; Intelligent systems; Multiagent systems; Open systems; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information Engineering Systems, 1999. Third International Conference
Conference_Location :
Adelaide, SA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5578-4
DOI :
10.1109/KES.1999.820112
