In this paper we discuss the design of a knowledge revision framework for abductive reasoning agents, based on interaction. This involves issues such as: how to exploit knowledge multiplicity to find solutions to problems that agents may not individually solve, what information must be passed or requested, how agents can take advantage of the answers that they obtain, and how they can revise their reasoning process as a consequence of interacting with each other. We describe a novel negotiation framework in which agents will be able to exchange not only abductive hypotheses but also meta-knowledge, which, in particular in this paper, is understood as agents’ integrity constraints. We formalise some aspects of such a framework, by introducing an algebra of integrity constraints, aimed at formally supporting the updating/revising process of the agent knowledge.
BRACCIALI A., TORRONI P. (2004). A New Framework for Knowledge Revision of Abductive Agents Through Their Interaction. Berlin : Springer [10.1007/978-3-540-30200-1_9].
A New Framework for Knowledge Revision of Abductive Agents Through Their Interaction
TORRONI, PAOLO
2004
Abstract
In this paper we discuss the design of a knowledge revision framework for abductive reasoning agents, based on interaction. This involves issues such as: how to exploit knowledge multiplicity to find solutions to problems that agents may not individually solve, what information must be passed or requested, how agents can take advantage of the answers that they obtain, and how they can revise their reasoning process as a consequence of interacting with each other. We describe a novel negotiation framework in which agents will be able to exchange not only abductive hypotheses but also meta-knowledge, which, in particular in this paper, is understood as agents’ integrity constraints. We formalise some aspects of such a framework, by introducing an algebra of integrity constraints, aimed at formally supporting the updating/revising process of the agent knowledge.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.