Role of mediator in inter-agent induction

Abstract

In a multi-agent society when agents operate on common platforms, in addition to routine information exchanges some agents try to induce other agents to their own and social benefits. This induction can be achieved through direct interactions among participating agents. However, in situations when induction is not possible through direct interaction, an intended induction may still be achieved through a Mediator agent. In this paper, we investigate the role of a mediator agent in an induction process and formalize the concepts by proposing an agent framework. We utilize an Object-Oriented approach for implementation of the proposed framework. © 1996 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.