An Exception Handling Service for Software Agent Ensembles

Abstract

The objective of this project has been to develop technology that enables robust operation in open multi-agent systems (MAS) where we have, in principle, no guarantees of reliable, compliant, or even friendly agents and infrastructures, since we have no control or even necessarily any knowledge over how they are implemented. As part of this project we have developed a substantial web-accessible knowledge base of widely usable exception handling expertise, as well as technology that enables (I) the creation of better contingent contracts between agents (both human and software- based) as well as (2) exception-handling agents that monitor MAS for problem symptoms, diagnose the underlying problems, and intervene as appropriate to avoid or resolve these problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA421591

Entities

People

  • Mark Klein

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Commerce
  • Complex Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Organizational Structure
  • Self Organizing Systems
  • Software Agents

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Systems Analysis and Design