A MULTI AGENT SYSTEM MODEL TO EVALUATE THE DYNAMICS OF A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK

Ilaria Baffo, Giuseppe Confessore, Graziano Galiano, Silvia Rismondo

2008

Abstract

The paper provides a model based on the Multi Agent System (MAS) paradigm able to give a methodological base to evaluate the dynamics in a collaborative environment. The model dynamics is strictly driven by the competence concept. In the provided MAS the agents represent the actors operating on a given area. In particular, it is supposed the agents being composed by two distinct typologies: (i) the territorial agent, and (ii) the enterprise agent. Each agent has its local information and goals, and interacts with the others by using an interaction protocol. The decision-making processes and the competences characterize in a specific way each one of the different agent typologies working on the system.

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in Harvard Style

Baffo I., Confessore G., Galiano G. and Rismondo S. (2008). A MULTI AGENT SYSTEM MODEL TO EVALUATE THE DYNAMICS OF A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK . In Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8111-37-1, pages 480-483. DOI: 10.5220/0001696904800483


in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis08,
author={Ilaria Baffo and Giuseppe Confessore and Graziano Galiano and Silvia Rismondo},
title={A MULTI AGENT SYSTEM MODEL TO EVALUATE THE DYNAMICS OF A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,},
year={2008},
pages={480-483},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001696904800483},
isbn={978-989-8111-37-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,
TI - A MULTI AGENT SYSTEM MODEL TO EVALUATE THE DYNAMICS OF A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK
SN - 978-989-8111-37-1
AU - Baffo I.
AU - Confessore G.
AU - Galiano G.
AU - Rismondo S.
PY - 2008
SP - 480
EP - 483
DO - 10.5220/0001696904800483