A programming language for coordinating group actions

Wieke de Vries; Frank S. de Boer; Koen V. Hindriks; Wiebe van der Hoek; John Jules C. Meyer

A programming language for coordinating group actions

Wieke de Vries, Frank S. de Boer, Koen V. Hindriks, Wiebe van der Hoek, John Jules C. Meyer

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Coordination and cooperation are crucial notions in multi-agent systems. We provide a constraint programming language called GrAPL, with facilities for group communication, group formation and group collaboration. GrAPL includes three novel statements. Two of these enable groups of agents to communicate about possible constraints on a specific action they might do together. If the demands of the agents are compatible, the group reaches an agreement regarding future executions of the action discussed. The third statement is synchronised action execution. Groups of agents can perform an action together, as long as their constraints on the action are satisfied.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	From Theory to Practice in Multi-Agent Systems - 2nd International Workshop of Central and Eastern Europe on Multi-Agent Systems, CEEMAS 2001, Revised Papers
Editors	Barbara Dunin-Keplicz, Edward Nawarecki
Publisher	Springer/Verlag
Pages	313-321
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	3540433708, 9783540433705
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2002
Externally published	Yes
Event	2nd International Workshop of Central and Eastern Europe on Multi-Agent Systems, CEEMAS 2001 - Cracow, Poland Duration: 26 Sept 2001 → 29 Sept 2001

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	2296
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	2nd International Workshop of Central and Eastern Europe on Multi-Agent Systems, CEEMAS 2001
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Cracow
Period	26/09/01 → 29/09/01

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de Vries, W., de Boer, F. S., Hindriks, K. V., van der Hoek, W., & Meyer, J. J. C. (2002). A programming language for coordinating group actions. In B. Dunin-Keplicz, & E. Nawarecki (Eds.), From Theory to Practice in Multi-Agent Systems - 2nd International Workshop of Central and Eastern Europe on Multi-Agent Systems, CEEMAS 2001, Revised Papers (pp. 313-321). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2296). Springer/Verlag.

de Vries, Wieke ; de Boer, Frank S. ; Hindriks, Koen V. et al. / A programming language for coordinating group actions. From Theory to Practice in Multi-Agent Systems - 2nd International Workshop of Central and Eastern Europe on Multi-Agent Systems, CEEMAS 2001, Revised Papers. editor / Barbara Dunin-Keplicz ; Edward Nawarecki. Springer/Verlag, 2002. pp. 313-321 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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de Vries, W, de Boer, FS, Hindriks, KV, van der Hoek, W & Meyer, JJC 2002, A programming language for coordinating group actions. in B Dunin-Keplicz & E Nawarecki (eds), From Theory to Practice in Multi-Agent Systems - 2nd International Workshop of Central and Eastern Europe on Multi-Agent Systems, CEEMAS 2001, Revised Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 2296, Springer/Verlag, pp. 313-321, 2nd International Workshop of Central and Eastern Europe on Multi-Agent Systems, CEEMAS 2001, Cracow, Poland, 26/09/01.

A programming language for coordinating group actions. / de Vries, Wieke; de Boer, Frank S.; Hindriks, Koen V. et al.
From Theory to Practice in Multi-Agent Systems - 2nd International Workshop of Central and Eastern Europe on Multi-Agent Systems, CEEMAS 2001, Revised Papers. ed. / Barbara Dunin-Keplicz; Edward Nawarecki. Springer/Verlag, 2002. p. 313-321 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 2296).

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de Vries W, de Boer FS, Hindriks KV, van der Hoek W, Meyer JJC. A programming language for coordinating group actions. In Dunin-Keplicz B, Nawarecki E, editors, From Theory to Practice in Multi-Agent Systems - 2nd International Workshop of Central and Eastern Europe on Multi-Agent Systems, CEEMAS 2001, Revised Papers. Springer/Verlag. 2002. p. 313-321. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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