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Towards a Systematic Conflict Resolution Policy in Multi-agent System: A Conceptual Framework

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Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design II (CSCWD 2005)

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Abstract

Complex modern artifacts are often designed collaboratively by both human and machine agents with different areas of expertise in a multi-agent system (MAS) environment. The interaction of such agents inevitably invokes exceptions, which are not well-addressed due to their sophistication. This paper focuses on conflicts, the primary presentation of exceptions among agents, and considers mainly conflict resolution (CR) in a knowledge-based system consisting of both machine-based and human designer agents. Based on previous studies, we propose a generic taxonomy of conflicts, a preliminary integrated conflict management mechanism, and a general CR scheme. A new system architecture is also presented in the paper, with the discussion of a case study.

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  1. Department of Computing and Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P.R. China

    Yi Jiao, Baifeng Wu, Kun Zhu & Qiang Yu

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  1. Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Institute, National Research Council of Canada, 800 Collip Circle, N6G 4X8, London, ON, Canada

    Wei-ming Shen

  2. DSM Research Group, Department of Computer and Network Systems Coventry University, Coventry, UK

    Kuo-Ming Chao

  3. Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100080, Beijing, China

    Zongkai Lin

  4. Centre de Recherches de Royallieu, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, 60205, Compiègne, France

    Jean-Paul A. Barthès

  5. Faculty of Engineering & Computing, Coventry University, Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

    Anne James

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Jiao, Y., Wu, B., Zhu, K., Yu, Q. (2006). Towards a Systematic Conflict Resolution Policy in Multi-agent System: A Conceptual Framework. In: Shen, Wm., Chao, KM., Lin, Z., Barthès, JP.A., James, A. (eds) Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design II. CSCWD 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3865. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11686699_28

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