Principles Of Practice In Multi-agent Systems: 12th International Conference, Prima 2009, Nagoya, Japan, December 14-16, 2009, Proceedings (lecture Notes In Computer Science)

Agents are software processes that perceive and act in an environment, processing their perceptions to make intelligent decisions about actions to achieve their goals. Multi-agent systems have multiple agents that work in the same environment to achieve either joint or conflicting goals. Agent computing and technology is an exciting, emerging paradigm expected to play a key role in many society-changing practices from disaster response to manufacturing to agriculture. Agent and mul- agent researchers are focused on building working systems that bring together a broad range of technical areas from market theory to software engineering to user interfaces. Agent systems are expected to operate in real-world environments, with all the challenges complex environments present. After 11 successful PRIMA workshops/conferences (Pacific-Rim International Conference/Workshop on Multi-Agents), PRIMA became a new conference titled “International Conference on Principles of Practice in Multi-Agent Systems” in 2009. With over 100 submissions, an acceptance rate for full papers of 25% and 50% for posters, a demonstration session, an industry track, a RoboCup competition and workshops and tutorials, PRIMA has become an important venue for multi-agent research. Papers submitted are from all parts of the world, though with a higher representation of Pacific Rim countries than other major multi-agent research forums. This volume presents 34 high-quality and exciting technical papers on multimedia research and an additional 18 poster papers that give brief views on exciting research. Front Matter....Pages - A Market-Based Multi-Issue Negotiation Model Considering Multiple Preferences in Dynamic E-Marketplaces....Pages 1-16 Designing Protocols for Collaborative Translation....Pages 17-32 An Affective Agent Playing Tic-Tac-Toe as Part of a Healing Environment....Pages 33-47 A Multi-agent Model for Emotion Contagion Spirals Integrated within a Supporting Ambient Agent Model....Pages 48-67 Statistical Utterance Selection Using Word Co-occurrence for a Dialogue Agent....Pages 68-79 On the Impact of Witness-Based Collusion in Agent Societies....Pages 80-96 Efficient Methods for Multi-agent Multi-issue Negotiation: Allocating Resources....Pages 97-112 Token Based Resource Sharing in Heterogeneous Multi-agent Teams....Pages 113-126 Gaia Agents Implementation through Models Transformation....Pages 127-142 ONTOMO: Development of Ontology Building Service....Pages 143-158 Syncretic Argumentation by Means of Lattice Homomorphism....Pages 159-174 Adaptive Adjustment of Starting Price for Agents in Continuous Double Auctions....Pages 175-190 SIM-MADARP: An Agent-Based Tool for Dial-a-Ride Simulation....Pages 191-199 An Empirical Study of Agent Programs....Pages 200-215 A Multiagent Model for Provider-Centered Trust in Composite Web Services....Pages 216-228 Memory Complexity of Automated Trust Negotiation Strategies....Pages 229-244 Layered Distributed Constraint Optimization Problem for Resource Allocation Problem in Distributed Sensor Networks....Pages 245-260 NegoExplorer: A Region-Based Recursive Approach to Bilateral Multi-attribute Negotiation....Pages 261-275 Applying User Feedback and Query Learning Methods to Multiple Communities....Pages 276-291 An Adaptive Human-Aware Software Agent Supporting Attention-Demanding Tasks....Pages 292-307 Designing a Two-Sided Matching Protocol under Asymmetric Information....Pages 308-321 Emotion Detection from Body Motion of Human Form Robot Based on Laban Movement Analysis....Pages 322-334 HoneySpam 2.0: Profiling Web Spambot Behaviour....Pages 335-344 A Modeling Tool for Service-Oriented Open Multiagent Systems....Pages 345-360 Analysis, Comparison and Selection of MAS Software Engineering Processes and Tools....Pages 361-375 A Synchronous Model of Mental Rhythm Using Paralanguage for Communication Robots....Pages 376-388 Generating Association-Based Motion through Human-Robot Interaction....Pages 389-402 SmartContractor : A Distributed Task Assignment System Based on the Simple Contract Net Protocol....Pages 403-415 Participatory Simulation Environment gumonji/Q: A Network Game Empowered by Agents....Pages 416-427 A Multi-Agent System Based Approach to Intelligent Process Automation Systems....Pages 428-442 Non-equity Joints among Small and Medium Enterprises and Innovation Management: An Empirical Analysis Based on Simulation....Pages 443-458 Wide-Area Traffic Simulation Based on Driving Behavior Model....Pages 459-470 An Agent-Based Framework for Healthcare Support System....Pages 471-486 Interpolation System of Traffic Condition by Estimation/Learning Agents....Pages 487-499 A Fuzzy Rule-Based System for Ontology Mapping....Pages 500-507 Where Are All the Agents? On the Gap between Theory and Practice of Agent-Based Referral Networks....Pages 508-515 SADE: A Development Environment for Adaptive Multi-Agent Systems....Pages 516-524 Recursive Adaptation of Stepsize Parameter for Non-stationary Environments....Pages 525-533 Mechanism Design Simulation for Healthcare Reform in China....Pages 534-541 Case Learning in CBR-Based Agent Systems for Ship Collision Avoidance....Pages 542-551 An Adaptive Agent Model for Emotion Reading by Mirroring Body States and Hebbian Learning....Pages 552-562 Agent Evacuation Simulation Using a Hybrid Network and Free Space Models....Pages 563-570 Designing Agent Behaviour in Agent-Based Simulation through Participatory Method....Pages 571-578 Influence of Social Networks on Recovering Large Scale Distributed Systems....Pages 579-586 Dynamic Evolution of Role Taxonomies through Multidimensional Clustering in Multiagent Organizations....Pages 587-594 Adaptation and Validation of an Agent Model of Functional State and Performance for Individuals....Pages 595-607 A Cooperation Trading Method with Hybrid Traders....Pages 608-615 GPGCloud: Model Sharing and Execution Environment Service for Simulation of International Politics and Economics....Pages 616-623 Creating and Using Reputation-Based Agreements in Organisational Environments....Pages 624-631 Directory Service in the Language Grid for System Integration....Pages 632-640 SBDO: A New Robust Approach to Dynamic Distributed Constraint Optimisation....Pages 641-648 Evacuation Planning Assist System with Network Model-Based Pedestrian Simulator....Pages 649-656 Back Matter....Pages - This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Principles of Practice in Multi-Agent Systems, PRIMA 2009, held in Nagoya, Japan, in December 2009. The 34 papers presented together with 18 poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected from over 100 submissions. They focus on practical aspects of multiagent systems and cover topics such as participatory simulation, practical auctions, ontology building and framework evaluation.--[Source inconnue] Annotation This book constitutes the proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Principles of Practice in Multi-Agent Systems, PRIMA 2009, held in Nagoya, Japan, in December 2009. The 34 papers presented together with 18 poster papers were carefully reviewed and selected from over 100 submissions. They focus on practical aspects of multiagent systems and cover topics such as participatory simulation, practical auctions, ontology building and framework evaluation