This paper is an invitation to carry out science and engineering for a class of socio-technical
systems where individuals—who may be human or artificial entities—engage in purposeful …

Everyday uses of the notion of institution and some typical institutions have been studied
and formalized by economists and philosophers. Borrowing from these everyday …

En aquesta tesi investiguem algorismes de negociació en dominis amb funcions d'utilitat no
linials i en els quals l'espai d'acords possibles és tan gran que l'ús de cerca exhaustiva és …

This paper is an invitation to carry out science and engineering for a class of socio-technical
systems where individuals¿ who may be human or artificial entities¿ engage in purposeful …

With the advent of the digital economy, relationships between business partners are
increasing in flexibility, and business binds tend to be created whenever a business …

There is an increasing interest on developing virtual enterprises in order to deal with the
globalisation of the economy, the rapid growth of information technologies and the increase …

Agents intending to be involved in joint operations need to rely on trust measures pointing to
possible future solid partnerships. Using Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) as a paradigm for an …

The paper presents a methodological framework, ABVE-Frame, for the development of
virtual enterprises based on intelligent agents that are implemented as a simulation. The …

In life, trust is considered the base of all relationships, including Business-to-Business (B2B)
relationships. The selection of a supplier depends not only on its reputation and the costs …

Large and open societies of agents require regulation, and therefore many tools have been
developed that enable the definition and enforcement of rules on multiagent systems …