Representation of and reasoning about agent capabilities.

Lin Padgham
Computer Science, RMIT

Friday, 24th November 2000
0930 - 1100

RMIT University Function Room (near Kaleide Theatre)
Building 8, level 2, RMIT
Swanston Street, Melbourne.

Abstract:

A wide range of complex agent systems use agents which represent and reason about mental attitudes such as beliefs, goals and intentions.  Significant theoretical work has also been done regarding the appropriate logic for reasoning about these mental attitudes.  The literature and implemented systems tend to regard beliefs, goals and intentions as the primary mental attitudes which need to be considered.  In this work we show that it is also necessary to know and reason about capabilities to achieve rational behaviour and we indicate how capabilities can be integrated within a BDI logic.  We also explore briefly how knowledge of other agents' capabilities is likely to be important for rational behaviour in co-operation with other agents.

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Lin Padgham is an Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence at RMIT and has been working in the area of Intelligent Agents for the last 5 years.