Challenges for a CBR framework for argumentation in open MAS

Stella Heras; Vicente Botti; Vicente Julián; Stella Heras; Vicente Botti; Vicente Julián

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Challenges for a CBR framework for argumentation in open MAS

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Corresponding authors: e-mail: sheras@dsic.upv.es, vbotti@dsic.upv.es, vinglada@dsic.upv.es; e-mail: sheras@dsic.upv.es, vbotti@dsic.upv.es, vinglada@dsic.upv.es; e-mail: sheras@dsic.upv.es, vbotti@dsic.upv.es, vinglada@dsic.upv.es

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Abstract: Nowadays, Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) are broadening their applications to open environments, where heterogeneous agents could enter into the system, form agents’ organizations and interact. The high dynamism of open MAS gives rise to potential conflicts between agents and thus, to a need for a mechanism to reach agreements. Argumentation is a natural way of harmonizing conflicts of opinion that has been applied to many disciplines, such as Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) and MAS. Some approaches that apply CBR to manage argumentation in MAS have been proposed in the literature. These improve agents’ argumentation skills by allowing them to reason and learn from experiences. In this paper, we have reviewed these approaches and identified the current contributions of the CBR methodology in this area. As a result of this work, we have proposed several open issues that must be taken into consideration to develop a CBR framework that provides the agents of an open MAS with arguing and learning capabilities.
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Stella Heras, Vicente Botti, Vicente Julián. 2009. Challenges for a CBR framework for argumentation in open MAS. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 24:178 doi: 10.1017/S0269888909990178

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Challenges for a CBR framework for argumentation in open MAS

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Corresponding authors: e-mail: sheras@dsic.upv.es, vbotti@dsic.upv.es, vinglada@dsic.upv.es; e-mail: sheras@dsic.upv.es, vbotti@dsic.upv.es, vinglada@dsic.upv.es; e-mail: sheras@dsic.upv.es, vbotti@dsic.upv.es, vinglada@dsic.upv.es

Published online: 01 December 2009

The Knowledge Engineering Review 24, Article number: 10.1017/S0269888909990178 (2009) | Cite this article

Abstract: Abstract: Nowadays, Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) are broadening their applications to open environments, where heterogeneous agents could enter into the system, form agents’ organizations and interact. The high dynamism of open MAS gives rise to potential conflicts between agents and thus, to a need for a mechanism to reach agreements. Argumentation is a natural way of harmonizing conflicts of opinion that has been applied to many disciplines, such as Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) and MAS. Some approaches that apply CBR to manage argumentation in MAS have been proposed in the literature. These improve agents’ argumentation skills by allowing them to reason and learn from experiences. In this paper, we have reviewed these approaches and identified the current contributions of the CBR methodology in this area. As a result of this work, we have proposed several open issues that must be taken into consideration to develop a CBR framework that provides the agents of an open MAS with arguing and learning capabilities.

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This work was partially supported by CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010 under grant CSD2007-00022 and by the Spanish government and FEDER funds under TIN2006-14630-C0301 project.

European Union’s 6th Framework ASPIC Project (IST-002307), http://www.argumentation.org

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Stella Heras, Vicente Botti, Vicente Julián. 2009. Challenges for a CBR framework for argumentation in open MAS. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 24:178 doi: 10.1017/S0269888909990178

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