Goal reasoning (GR) has a bright future as a foundation for the research and development of
intelligent agents. GR is the study of agents that can deliberate on and self-select their …

The complexity and scope of software systems continues to grow. One approach to dealing
with this growing complexity is the use of intelligent, multi-agent systems. However, due in …

The increasing demand for complex and distributed software calls for novel software
engineering methods and techniques, to create systems able to autonomously adapt to …

While the design of autonomous robots often emphasizes developing proficient robots,
another important attribute of autonomous robot systems is their ability to evaluate their own …

This paper addresses automatic service composition (ASC) as a means to create new value-
added services dynamically and automatically from existing services in service-oriented …

Cross-organizational business processes are routine in today's economy. Of necessity,
enterprises conduct their business in cooperation to create products and services for the …

Personal assistant agents capable of proactively offering assistance can be more helpful to
their users through their ability to perform tasks that otherwise would require user …

We present the development of COMMODITY12, a Personal Health System (PHS) to assist
in the provision of continuous and personalised health services to diabetic patients, thus …

A fundamental feature of intelligent agents is their ability to deliberate over their goals.
Operating in an environment that may change in unpredictable ways, an agent needs to …

The paper proposes a fresh look at the concept of goal and advances that motivational
attitudes like desire, goal and intention are just facets of the broader notion of (acceptable) …