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An Abstract Framework for Introducing Computational Trust Models in JADE-Based Multi-Agent Systems

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Agents in open distributed systems rely on their peers to achieve their goals. In such situation, the trust management become a critical subject that must be handled. Formalizing trust as a computer concept will help agents improving the decision making process and decrease the risk of being unsatisfied. This research aims to develop a practical framework that introduce computational trust models in multi-agent systems applications. The framework presented in this paper is based on an abstract structure that handle different trust models, and provide a ready to use development tool for JADE applications.

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Mifrah, Y., En-Nouaary, A., Dahchour, M. (2016). An Abstract Framework for Introducing Computational Trust Models in JADE-Based Multi-Agent Systems. In: Sabir, E., Medromi, H., Sadik, M. (eds) Advances in Ubiquitous Networking. UNet 2015. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 366. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-990-5_41

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