Building norms-adaptable agents from Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT)

This paper presents a contribution to research on norms detection by proposing a technique, which is called the Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT). The literature proposes that an agent changes or updates its norms based on the variables of the local environment and the amount of thinking ab...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud, Moamin Ahmed, Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin, Ahmad, Azhana, Mustapha, Aida, Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zaliman, Abdul Hamid, Nurzeatul Hamimah
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Language:English
Published: IGI Global 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30682/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30682/1/Building%20norms.pdf
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author Mahmoud, Moamin Ahmed
Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin
Ahmad, Azhana
Mustapha, Aida
Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zaliman
Abdul Hamid, Nurzeatul Hamimah
author_facet Mahmoud, Moamin Ahmed
Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin
Ahmad, Azhana
Mustapha, Aida
Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zaliman
Abdul Hamid, Nurzeatul Hamimah
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description This paper presents a contribution to research on norms detection by proposing a technique, which is called the Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT). The literature proposes that an agent changes or updates its norms based on the variables of the local environment and the amount of thinking about its behaviour. Consequently, any changes on these two variables cause the agent to use the PNDT to update the norms in complying with the domain’s normative protocol. This technique enables an agent to update its norms even in the absence of sanctions from a third-party enforcement authority as found in some work, which entail sanctions by a third-party to detect and identify the norms. The PNDT consists of five components: agent’s belief base; observation process; Potential Norms Mining Algorithm (PNMA) to detect the potential norms and identify the normative protocol; verification process, which verifies the detected potential norms; and updating process, which updates the agent’s belief base with new normative protocol. The authors then demonstrate the operation of the algorithm by testing it on a typical scenario and analyse the results on several issues.
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spelling upm-306822017-02-08T09:46:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30682/ Building norms-adaptable agents from Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT) Mahmoud, Moamin Ahmed Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin Ahmad, Azhana Mustapha, Aida Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zaliman Abdul Hamid, Nurzeatul Hamimah This paper presents a contribution to research on norms detection by proposing a technique, which is called the Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT). The literature proposes that an agent changes or updates its norms based on the variables of the local environment and the amount of thinking about its behaviour. Consequently, any changes on these two variables cause the agent to use the PNDT to update the norms in complying with the domain’s normative protocol. This technique enables an agent to update its norms even in the absence of sanctions from a third-party enforcement authority as found in some work, which entail sanctions by a third-party to detect and identify the norms. The PNDT consists of five components: agent’s belief base; observation process; Potential Norms Mining Algorithm (PNMA) to detect the potential norms and identify the normative protocol; verification process, which verifies the detected potential norms; and updating process, which updates the agent’s belief base with new normative protocol. The authors then demonstrate the operation of the algorithm by testing it on a typical scenario and analyse the results on several issues. IGI Global 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30682/1/Building%20norms.pdf Mahmoud, Moamin Ahmed and Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin and Ahmad, Azhana and Mustapha, Aida and Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zaliman and Abdul Hamid, Nurzeatul Hamimah (2013) Building norms-adaptable agents from Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT). International Journal of Intelligent Information Technologies, 9 (3). pp. 38-60. ISSN 1548-3657; ESSN: 1548-3665 10.4018/jiit.2013070103
spellingShingle Mahmoud, Moamin Ahmed
Ahmad, Mohd Sharifuddin
Ahmad, Azhana
Mustapha, Aida
Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Zaliman
Abdul Hamid, Nurzeatul Hamimah
Building norms-adaptable agents from Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT)
title Building norms-adaptable agents from Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT)
title_full Building norms-adaptable agents from Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT)
title_fullStr Building norms-adaptable agents from Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT)
title_full_unstemmed Building norms-adaptable agents from Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT)
title_short Building norms-adaptable agents from Potential Norms Detection Technique (PNDT)
title_sort building norms-adaptable agents from potential norms detection technique (pndt)
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30682/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30682/1/Building%20norms.pdf