Agent Communication

We cover agent communications, KIF, KQML, and FIPA-ACL. This talk summarizes:

• Michael Wooldridge. Introduction to MultiAgent Systems. John Wiley and Sons;. 2002. Chapter 8
• FIPA ACL Message Structure Specification. 2002.
• FIPA Communicative Act Library Specification. 2002.
• FIPA Contract Net Interaction Protocol Specification. 2002.
• FIPA Iterated Contract Net Interaction Protocol Specification. 2002.
• FIPA English Auction Interaction Protocol Specification. 2001.
• James Odell, H. Van Dyke Parunak, and Bernhard Bauer. Representing Agent Interaction Protocols in UML. Paolo Ciancarini and Michael Wooldridge ed.In Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, p. 121--140, Springer-Verlag. 2001.

1. 1 Communication
2. 2 Speech Act Theory**
   1. 2.1 John Searle
3. 3 Knowledge Interchange Format
4. 4 Knowledge Query and Manipulation Language
   1. 4.1 KQML Performatives
   2. 4.2 KQML Example
5. 5 FIPA ACL
   1. 5.1 Message Structure
   2. 5.2 FIPA Performatives
   3. 5.3 Inform and Request
   4. 5.4 Performative: cfp
   5. 5.5 Interaction Protocols
   6. 5.6 Agent UML
      1. 5.6.1 Agent Roles
      2. 5.6.2 Agent Lifeline
      3. 5.6.3 Threads of Interaction
      4. 5.6.4 Messages
      5. 5.6.5 Parameterised Protocols
   7. 5.7 Contract Net IP
   8. 5.8 Iterated Contract Net IP
   9. 5.9 English Auction IP

Entire Presentation with Notes

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23 September 2003, 10:15AM