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A Protocol-Based Semantics for an Agent Communication Language

Jeremy Pitt, E. H. Mamdani
IJCAI 1999 pp. 486-491
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Abstract

There are fundamental limitations on using mental attitudes to formalise the semantics of an Agent Communication Language (ACL). Instead, we define a general semantic framework for an ACL in terms of protocols. We then argue that the proper role of mental attitudes is to link what an agent 'thinks ' about the content of a message to what it 'does ' in response to receiving that message. We formalise this connection through normative and informative specifications and demonstrate its use in communication between two BDI-style agents. 1

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Pitt and Mamdani. "A Protocol-Based Semantics for an Agent Communication Language." International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 1999.

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[Pitt and Mamdani. "A Protocol-Based Semantics for an Agent Communication Language." International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 1999.](https://mlanthology.org/ijcai/1999/pitt1999ijcai-protocol/)

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@inproceedings{pitt1999ijcai-protocol,
  title     = {{A Protocol-Based Semantics for an Agent Communication Language}},
  author    = {Pitt, Jeremy and Mamdani, E. H.},
  booktitle = {International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence},
  year      = {1999},
  pages     = {486-491},
  url       = {https://mlanthology.org/ijcai/1999/pitt1999ijcai-protocol/}
}