Current trust models enable decision support at an implicit level by means of thresholds or
constraint satisfiability. Decision support is mostly included only for a single binary action …

Trust models are widely used in various computer science disciplines. The primary purpose
of a trust model is to continuously measure the trustworthiness of a set of entities based on …

Trust-based security frameworks are increasingly popular, yet few evaluations have been
conducted. As a result, no guidelines or evaluation methodology have emerged that define …

From choosing the daily lunch menu to buying or selling stock options, decisions have to be
made every day. In general, due to incomplete information, making a decision carries a risk …

In this paper we claim the importance of a cognitive view of trust (its articulate, analytic and
founded view) in contrast with a mere quantitative and opaque view of trust supported by …

In open multi-agent systems, agents typically need to rely on others for the provision of
information or the delivery of resources. However, since different agents' capabilities, goals …

We present a method for trust scenarios with more than one trustee, where sets of trustees
are ordered in a relation of relative trustworthiness. We show how a priority structure implicit …

Establishing trust amongst agents is of central importance to the development of well-
functioning multi-agent systems. For example, the anonymity of transactions on the Internet …

Recognizing that trust states are mental states, this paper presents a formal analysis of the
dynamics of trust in terms of the functional roles and representation relations for trust states …

The World Wide Web encourages widely-distributed, open, decentralized systems that span
multiple administrative domains. Recent research has turned to trust management according …