Various disciplines have examined the many phenomena of metacognition and have
produced numerous results, both positive and negative. I discuss some of these aspects of …

Jason is an Open Source interpreter for an extended version of AgentSpeak–a logic-based
agent-oriented programming language–written in JavaTM. It enables users to build complex …

Software agent technology has been intensively explored in the past three decades. It is
explicitly or implicitly applied in many systems. Software agent research covers a wide range …

In this article we strive to provide a detailed and principled analysis of the role of beliefs in
goal processing—that is, the cognitive transition that leads from a mere desire to a proper …

In this article, we describe an approach to autonomous system construction that not only
supports self-awareness but also formal verification. This is based on modular construction …

The mental attitudes of belief, desire, and intention play a central role in the design and
implementation of autonomous agents. In 1987, Bratman proposed their integration into a …

This article presents an agent architecture for controlling an autonomous agent in stochastic,
noisy environments. The architecture combines the partially observable Markov decision …

In this paper we describe the initial results of an investigation into the relationship between
Markov Decision Processes (MDPS) and Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) architectures. While …

One of the most remarkable human abilities is our capacity to deliberate and reason. We
appear to be attuned to the world in a way that transcends reflexive reaction to momentary …

Regulation can play an important role in effectively managing systemic risk while providing
accountability to all affected governments. IMF points out weak governance structures as …