Books and Special Journal Issues (Edited)

Publications

Books and special journal issues (edited)

Tina Balke, Frank Dignum, M. Birna van Riemsdijk and Amit K. Chopra (eds.). Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems IX. LNAI 8386, Springer 2014.

V. Dignum and F. Dignum (eds.). Perspectives on Culture and Agent-based Simulations; Integrating Cultures. Studies in the Philosophy of Sociality, Vol. 3. Springer, 2014.

G. Boella, E. Elkind, B.T.R. Savarimuthu, F. Dignum and M. Purvis (eds.). PRIMA 2013: Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems. LNAI 8291, Springer 2013.

M. Beer, C. Brom, F. Dignum and Von-Wun Soo (eds.) Agents for Educational Games and Simulations, LNCS 7471, Springer, 2012.

F. Dignum and J. Pavon (eds.) Special Issue: Multi-Agent Systems Applications in Transport. Journal on Progress in Artifial Intelligence, Vol 1(2), July 2012.

Francien Dechesne, Hiromitsu Hattori, Adriaan ter Mors, Jose Miguel Such, Danny Weyns and Frank Dignum (eds.), Advanced Agent Technology, AAMAS 2011 Workshops, LNAI 7068, Springer, 2012.

C. Guttmann, F. Dignum and M. Georgeff (eds.), Collaborative Agents – Research and Development. LNCS 6066, Springer-Verlag, 2011.

F. Dignum (ed.), Agents for Games and Simulations II: Trends in Techniques,

Concepts and Design. LNAI 6525. Springer Verlag, 2011.

F. Dignum, J. Bradshaw, B. Silverman, W. van Doesburg (eds.), Agents for Games and Simulations: Trends in Techniques, Concepts and Design, LNAI 5920, Springer Verlag, 2010.

Yves Demazeau, Frank Dignum, Juan Corchado, Javier Bajo-Perez (eds.), Advances in Practical Applications of Agents and Multiagent Systems (PAAMS 2010), Springer, 2010.

Yves Demazeau, Frank Dignum, Juan Corchado, Javier Bajo-Perez, Rafael Corchuelo, Emilio Corchado, Florentino Fernandez-Riverola, Vicente Julian, Pawel Pawlewski, Andrew Campbell (eds.), Trends in Practical Applications of Agents and Multiagent Systems, Springer, 2010.

F. Dignum and R. van Eijk (eds.) Special issue on Agent Communication. Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi Agent Systems, Vol. 14(2), April, 2007.

F. Dignum, R. van Eijk, Roberto Flores (eds.) Agent Communication II, (LNAI 3859), Springer, 2006.

Frank Dignum, Virginia Dignum, Sven Koenig, Sarit Kraus, Munindar Singh, Mike Wooldridge (editors): Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Proceedings of AAMAS’05, ACM, isbn 1-59593-094-9, 2005

F. Dignum. Advances in Agent Communication (LNCS-2922), Springer-Verlag, 2004.

F. Dignum and U. Cortés. Agent-Mediated Electronic Commerce III (LNCS-2003), Springer-Verlag, 2001.

F. Dignum and B. Chaib-Draa, Special issue on Trends in Agent Communication Languages, Computational Intelligence, Vol.18, No.2, 2002.

F. Dignum and C. Sierra. Agent Mediated Electronic Commerce. The European AgentLink Perspective (LNCS-1993), Springer-Verlag, 2001.

F. Dignum and M. Greaves. Issues in Agent Communication (LNCS-1916), Springer-Verlag, 2000.

F. Dignum, J. Dietz, E. Verharen and H. Weigand, editors. Communication Modeling - A language/Action Perspective. Electronic Workshops in Computing. Springer-Verlag, London, 1996.

Journals

Smith Wally, Dignum Frank, Sonenberg Liz.The Construction of Impossibility: a Logic-Based Analysis of Conjuring Tricks. In Frontiers in Psychology, 7, 2016.

Simeon Visser, John Thangarajah, James Harland, Frank Dignum. Preference-based reasoning in BDI Agent Systems. In International Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 2015, pp. 1-40.

Frank Dignum, Virginia Dignum, Rui Prada, and Catholijn Jonker. A Conceptual Architecture for Social Deliberation in Multi-Agent Organizations. In International Journal of Multiagent and Grid Systems, 11 (2015), 147-166.

Frank Dignum, Virginia Dignum. A formal semantics for agent (re)organization. Journal of Logic and Computation 2013, doi: 10.1093/logcom/ext058.

A. Chopra, A. Artikis, J. Bentahar, M. Colombetti, F. Dignum, N. Fornara, A. Jones, M. Singh and P. Yolum. Research Directions in Agent Communication. In ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, Vol. 4(2), 2013, pages 1-27.

Betty Breed, Elsa Mentz, Marietjie Havenga, Irene Govender, Desmond Govender, Frank Dignum, Virginia Dignum. Views of the Use of Self-directed Metacognitive Questioning during Pair Programming in Economically Deprived Rural Schools. African Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 11/2013; 173:206-219.

Marietjie Havenga, Betty Breed, Elsa Mentz, Desmond Govender, Irene Govender, Frank Dignum, Virginia Dignum. Metacognitive and Problem-Solving Skills to Promote Self-Directed Learning in Computer Programming: Teachers' Experiences. SA-eDUC JOURNAL 10/2013.

Francien Dechesne, Gennaro di Tosto, Frank Dignum, Virginia Dignum No smoking here: Values, norms and culture in multi-agent systems. Special issue on Simulation, Norms and Law, of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Law, Springer, 1-29, 2012

Elsa Mentz, Roxanne Bailey, Marietjie Havenga, Betty Breed, Desmond Govender, Irene Govender, Frank Dignum & Virginia Dignum. The diverse educational needs and challenges of Information Technology teachers in two black rural schools. In Perspectives in Education, vol. 30(1), March 2012, pages 70-78.

Frank Dignum. Agents for games and simulations. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems 24(2): 217-220 (2012).

Virginia Dignum, Frank Dignum. A logic of agent organizations. Logic Journal of the IGPL 20(1): 283-316 (2012).

Frances M. T. Brazier, Virginia Dignum, Michael N. Huhns, Christian Derksen, Frank Dignum, Tim Lessner, Julian A. Padget, Thomas B. Quillinan, Munindar P. Singh: Agent-based organisational governance of services. Multiagent and Grid Systems 8(1): 3-18 (2012).

Philippe Pasquier, Ramon Hollands, Iyad Rahwan, Frank Dignum, and Liz Sonenberg.

An empirical study of interest-based negotiation. Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 22(2): pp. 249-288, 2011.

Tiago de Lima, Lamber Royakkers, Frank Dignum. A logic for reasoning about responsibility. Logic Journal of the IGPL, vol.18, nr. 1, 2010.

Virginia Dignum, John Tranier, Frank Dignum. Simulation of Intermediation using Rich Cognitive Agents, International Journal on Simulation Modeling Practices and Theory (2010).

Virginia Dignum, Frank Dignum. Designing Agent Systems: State of the Practice. In International Journal on Agent Oriented Software Engineering (2010).

Dignum, F.P.M., Westra, J., Doesburg, W.A. van & Harbers, M. (2009). Games and Agents: Designing Intelligent Gameplay. International Journal of Computer Games Technology. Vol. 2009, pp. 1-18.

IyadRahwan, PhilippePasquier, LizSonenberg and FrankDignum, (2009). A formal analysis of interest-based negotiation. Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 55, nr.3-4, pp. 253-276.

Javier Vazquez-Salceda, Huib Aldewereld, Davide Grossi, Frank Dignum, From Human regulations to regulated software agents’ behavior. Journal of Artifial Intelligence and Law, vol 16, pp. 73-87, 2008.

J. van Diggelen, R.J. Beun, F. Dignum, R.M. van Eijk, J.-J.Ch. Meyer, Ontology Negotiation: Goals, Requirements and Implementation, International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (IJAOSE), 2007- Vol. 1, No.1 pp. 63 - 90.

J. van Diggelen, R.J. Beun, F. Dignum, R.M. van Eijk, J.-J.Ch. Meyer, Ontology Negotiation in Heterogeneous Multi-agent Systems: the ANEMONE System, Applied Ontology, An Interdisciplinary Journal of Ontological Analysis and Conceptual Modeling, IOS Press, Vol. 2, No 3-4, pp. 267-303, 2007

F. Dignum and R. van Eijk. Agent Communication and Social Concepts. Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi Agent Systems, Vol. 14(2), April, 2007, pp. 119-120.

Grossi, D., Royakkers, L. & Dignum, F.P.M. Organizational Structure and Responsibility. An Analysis in a Dynamic Logic of Organized Collective Agency. Journal of Artificial Intelligence & Law, 15, pp. 223-249, 2007.

D. Grossi, H. Aldewereld, J. Vazquez-Salceda, F. Dignum. Ontological Aspects of the Implementation of Norms in Agent-Based Electronic Institutions. Journal of Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory, 2006.12 (2-3), pp. 251--275.

J. Vázquez-Salceda, H. Aldewereld, F. Dignum. Norms in Multiagent Systems: from Theory to Practice. International Journal of Computer Systems Science & Engineering, vol. 20 num. 4, pp. 225-236. CRL publishing, July 2005.

J. Vázquez-Salceda, V. Dignum, F.Dignum. Organizing Multiagent Systems. Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, vol. 11 issue 3, pp. 307-360. Springer Science, November 2005.

V. Dignum, F. Dignum, J.J. Meyer: An Agent-Mediated Approach to the Support of Knowledge Sharing in Organizations. Knowledge Engineering Review, Cambridge University Press, 19(2), pp. 147-174, 2004.

F. Dignum, B. Edmonds and L. Sonenberg, The Use of Logic in Agent-Based Social Simulation, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation vol. 7, no. 4.

F. Dignum, E-commerce in production: some experiences. In International Journal for Integrated Manufactoring Systems, Vol.13, No.5, pp.283-294, 2002.

F. Dignum, D. Kinny, L. Sonenberg, From Desires, Obligations and Norms to Goals. In Cognitive Science Quarterly, Vol.2, No.3-4, pp.407-430, 2002.

F. Dignum and B. Chaib-Draa, Trends in Agent Communication Languages. In Computational Intelligence, Vol.18, No.2, pp.89-101, 2002.

R. Bons, F. Dignum, R. Lee, and Y.-H. Tan. A Formal Analysis of Auditing Principles for Electronic Trade Procedures. In International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Vol.5, Nr.1, 2000, pages 57-82.

F. Dignum. Information Management at a bank using agents: theory and practice. In Journal of applied Artificial Intelligence, Vol.14, Nr.7, August 2000, pages 677-696.

F. Dignum. Autonomous Agents with Norms, In Artificial Intelligence and Law, Volume 7, 1999, pp. 69-79.

F. Dignum and R. Kuiper. Specifying Deadlines with Dense Time Using Deontic and Temporal Logic, In International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Volume 3, Number 2, Winter 1998-99, pp. 67-86.

E. Verharen, H. Weigand and F. Dignum. Dynamic business models as a basis for interoperable transaction design. Information Systems, 22(2/3):139--154, 1997.

F. Dignum, J.-J.Ch. Meyer, and R. Wieringa. Free choice and contextually permitted actions. Studia Logica, 57(1):193--220, 1996.

F. Dignum and R.P. van de Riet. Addition and removal of information for a knowledge base with incomplete information. Data & Knowledge Engineering, 1992.

R. Wieringa, H. Weigand, J.-J.Ch. Meyer, and F. Dignum. The inheritance of dynamic and deontic integrity constraints. In Anals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence 3, pages 393--428. Baltzer A.G., 1991.

F. Dignum and R.P. van de Riet. Knowledge base modelling based on linguistics and founded in logic. Data & Knowledge Engineering, 1991.

F. Dignum, H. Weigand, W. Kreuzen, T. Kemme, and R.P. van de Riet. Constraint modelling using a conceptual prototyping language. Data &Knowledge Engineering, 3(2):213--254, 1987.

Conference (proceedings) and book chapters

2016

Augello, Agnese, Gentile, Manuel, Weideveld, Lucas, Dignum, Frank. A Model of a Social Chatbot. In Pietro, De Giuseppe, Gallo, Luigi, Howlett, J. Robert, Jain, C. Lakhm (eds) Intelligent Interactive Multimedia Systems and Services 2016, Springer, p.637-647.

S. Heidari, F. Dignum. Exploring socio-ecological models of fishery management using multi-agent social simulation. In MSEAS (Marine Social-Ecological Systems) 2016 symposium in Brest, France, 30 May-3 June 2016.

Cezara Pastrav, Frank Dignum. The role of social institutions in the resolution of transboundary conflicts over shared fishing resources. In iEMS (8th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software), Toulouse, France, July 10-14, 2016.

2015

Virginia Dignum and Frank Dignum. Contextualized Planning Using Social Practices. In N. Oren, P. Telang, J. Thangarajah, A. Ghose (eds.) Coordination, Organisations, Institutions and Norms in Agent Systems X, LNAI 9372, Springer, 2015.

J. Luo, F. Dignum, J.-J. Ch. Meyer. A Formal Model of Opportunism Based on Situation Calculus. Second International Workshop on Multiagent Foundations of Social Computing, 4 May, 2015, Istanbul.

V. Dignum, F. Dignum, C. Jonker. Social analysis for the design of joint action: towards a methodology. Second workshop towards a framework for joint action. 2 March, 2015, Portland.

Christian Muise, Frank Dignum, Paolo Felli, Tim Miller, Adrian R. Pearce and Liz Sonenberg. Towards Team Formation via Automated Planning. COIN XI, 26 July, 2015, Buenas Aires, Argentina.

Rijk Mercuur, Frank Dignum and Yoshihisa Kashima. Changing Habits using Contextualized

Decision Making. ESSA, 14-18 September, 2015, Groningen.

Virginia Dignum and Frank Dignum. Value-Sensitive Design of Self-Organisation. 9th international conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems, 21-25 September 2015, Boston.

Virginia Dignum and Frank Dignum. Simulating Peer-review processes as social practices. 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, 30 nov.-4 dec. 2015, Gold Coast, Australia.

Agnese Augello, Manuel Gentile, and Frank Dignum. Social Practices for Social Driven Conversations in Serious Games. Games and Learning Alliance Conference, 9-11 December, 2015, Rome.

2014

L. Vanhée ; F. Dignum ; J. Ferber (2014) Robust Collaboration: Enriching Decisions with Abstract Preferences Engineering Multi-Agent Systems EMAS2014 at the 13th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems AAMAS, Paris, France, 5 May, 2014

G.J. Hofstede ; F. Dignum ; R. Prada ; J. Student ; L. Vanhée (2014) Gender difference: the role of nature, nurture, social identity and self-organization In proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation MABS2014 at the 13th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems AAMAS, Paris, France, 5 May, 2014

L. Vanhée ; F. Dignum ; J. Ferber (2014) Modeling Culturally-Influenced Decisions In proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Multi-Agent-Based Simulation MABS2014 at the 13th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems AAMAS, Paris, France, 5 May, 2014

J. van Oijen and F. Dignum. Agents for Games? In workshop on Agents, Virtual Societies and Analytics, Paris, May 2014.

F. Dignum, V. Dignum, R. Prada and C.M. Jonker. Social deliberation for Organizations. In IAT4SIS workshop, Prague, August 2014.

V. Dignum, C.M. Jonker, F. Dignum, and R. Prada. Situational deliberation; getting to social intelligence. In Computational Social Science and Social Computer Science: Two sides of the same coin?, 2014.

Frank Dignum, Rui Prada, Gert Jan Hofstede. From autistic to social agents. In Alessio Lomuscio, Paul Scerri, Ana Bazzan and Michael Huhns (eds.), Proceedings of the 13th Inter-

national Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2014), May 5-9, 2014, Paris, France.

2013

Frank Dignum, Virginia Dignum and Catholijn Jonker. The Social Meaning of Physical Action. In Luís Correia, Luís Paulo Reis, José Cascalho (Eds) Progress in Artificial Intelligence (proceedings of the 16th Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence, EPIA 2013), volume 8154 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, page 468-479. Springer, 2013.

Frank Dignum, Virginia Dignum. Integrating Cultures: An Introduction. In: V. Dignum and F. Dignum (eds.). Perspectives on Culture and Agent-based Simulations; Integrating Cultures. Studies in the Philosophy of Sociality, Vol. 3. Springer, pages 1-10, 2014.

Frank Dignum, Virginia Dignum. A Formal Semantics for Agent (Re)Organization. In: Fisher & van der Torre (eds.) Computational Logic in Multi-Agent Systems (CLIMA-XIII), LNAI, Springer, pages 61-76, 2013.

F. Dignum, V. Dignum. You should be happy! In: F. Paglieri, L. Tummolini, R. Falcone & M. Miceli (Eds.), The goals of cognition: essays in honor of Cristiano Castelfranchi. London: College Publications, pages 727-742, 2013.

van Oijen, Joost; Dignum, Frank. Social agents for serious games, Proceedings of the 2013 international conference on Autonomous agents and multi-agent systems, pp.1127-1128,2013,International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems.

Jiang, Jie; Dignum, Virginia; Aldewereld, Huib; Dignum, Frank; Tan, Yao-Hua; ,Norm compliance checking. Proceedings of the 2013 international conference on Autonomous agents and multi-agent systems, pp.1121-1122,2013,International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems.