Electronic institutions (EIs), the computational analog of conventional institutions, coordinate the interactions of software agents Techniques popular in open mixed human-agent communities

Features contributions from leading researchers in the area of agent technologies and artificial intelligence

The first book to introduce electronic institutions, a computational analogue coordinating software agents interaction Illustrates real-life applications focused on mixed human-agent communities through uHelp, WeCurate and PeerLearn Presents a distributed implementation via peer-to-peer networks, featuring contributions from leading AI researchers

Autorentext

Dr. Nardine Osman is a Tenured Scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) within the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). She obtained her Ph.D. (2008) in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh, UK. Her research in artificial intelligence has centered on multiagent systems, formal verification, normative systems, and trust and reputation. More recently, her focus has been on the topic of value engineering, that is, developing systems that understand human values, reason about them, and ensure behaviour is aligned with those values. She is currently leading the Ethics and AI research line at IIIA-CSIC. Throughout her career, Nardine has authored over 70 peer-reviewed articles in leading international journals and conferences. She is currently a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR) and an associate editor of AI Communications. In the past, she also served as a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS), as well as as vice president, treasurer, and board member of the European Association for Multi-Agent Systems (EURAMAS).

Inhalt

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Part I. Introduction to Electronic Institutions.- 1. A Naive View of Electronic Institutions.- 2. An Abstract View of Electronic Institutions.- Part II: Applications of Electronic Institutions.- 3. The uHelp Application.- 4. The WeCurate Application.- 5. The PeerLearn Application.- Part III: Peer-to-Peer Electronic Institutions.- 6. Peer Flow: Peer-to-Peer Electronic Institutions.