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@TECHREPORT{Kollingbaum05norm-governedpractical,
author = {Martin Josef Kollingbaum},
title = {Norm-governed Practical Reasoning Agents},
institution = {},
year = {2005}
}
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work contained in this document has been submitted in support of an application for a degree or qualification of this or any other university or other institution of learning. All verbatim extracts have been distinguished by quotation marks, and all sources of information have been specifically acknowledged. Signed: Date: January 2005 This thesis describes a model of norm-governed practical reasoning agents and demonstrates the implementation of this model in the form of the NoA Normative Agent language and architecture. The introduction of normative concepts such as obligations, permissions and prohibitions into the practical reasoning of an agent is motivated by the need for effective coordination mechanisms in open systems. These are typically “multi-vendor ” scenarios, where independently designed agents, as representatives of human organisations and individuals, form short to medium term coalitions and collaborate in the performance of specific tasks. Electronic commerce is one of the most prominent examples of such scenarios. The use of autonomous software agents provides the
