Our Projects

Methodologies for designing robust open agent systems

• Methodologies for Robust Business Process Design
• Designing Robust Electronic Markets

Helping agents negotiate contracts with each other

• Negotiating Complex Contracts
• Representing Contracts and Policies for eCommerce

Brokers for finding agents with needed skills

• The Service Broker

Run-time services for making open agent systems more robust

• Services for Run-time Exception Handling in Multi-Agent Systems
• Designing Reliable Trust Management Systems in Online Marketplaces
• Negotiating Complex Contracts

Supporting collaborative design

• Identifying Emergent Dysfunctions in Collaborative Design
• A Repository of Conflict Management Expertise for Collaborative Design