| Title: |
A Contract Agreement Policy-Based Workflow Methodology for Agents Interacting in the Semantic Web |
| Author(s): |
K. Kravari, G. Kastori, N. Bassiliades, G. Governatori.
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| Keywords: |
Semantic Web, Intelligent Agents, e-Contracts, defeasible reasoning.
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| Appeared in: |
Semantic Web Rules, Proc. 4th International Web Rule Symposium (RuleML 2010), Springer, 6403, pp. 225-239, Washington, DC, USA, 2010.
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| Abstract: |
The Semantic Web aims at automating Web content understanding and user request satisfaction. Intelligent agents assist towards this by performing complex actions on behalf of their users into real-life applications, such as e-Contracts, which make transactions simple by modeling the processes involved. This paper, presents a policy-based workflow methodology for efficient contract agreement among agents interacting in the Semantic Web. In addition, we present the integration of this methodology into a multi-agent knowledgebased framework, providing flexibility, reusability and interoperability of behavior
between agents. The main advantage of our approach is that it provides a safe, generic, and reusable framework for modeling and monitoring e-Contract agreements, which could be used for different types of on-line transactions among agents. Furthermore, our framework is based on Semantic Web and FIPA standards, to maximize interoperability and reusability. Finally, an e-Commerce contract negotiation scenario is presented that illustrates the usability of the approach. |
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This paper has been cited by the following:
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Gong, Y., Overbeek, S., & Janssen, M. (2011). Integrating Semantic Web and Software Agents: Exchanging RIF and BDI Rules. International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering (IJSSOE), 2(1), 60-76. doi:10.4018/jssoe.2011010104 |
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Ho Pun Lam, “On the Derivability of Defeasible Logic”, PhD thesis, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia, April 2012. |
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