Automated verification of resource requirements in multi-agent systems using abstraction

N. Alechina, B. Logan, H.N. Nguyen, A. Rakib

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Abstract

We describe a framework for the automated verification of multi-agent systems which do distributed problem solving, e.g. query answering. Each reasoner uses facts, messages and Horn clause rules to derive new information. We show how to verify correctness of distributed problem solving under resource constraints, such as the time required to answer queries and the number of messages exchanged by the agents. The framework allows the use of abstract specifications consisting of Linear Time Temporal Logic (LTL) formulas to specify some of the agents in the system. We illustrate the use of the framework on a simple example.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationModel Checking and Artificial Intelligence
PublisherSpringer
Pages69-84
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-642-20674-0
ISBN (Print)978-3-642-20673-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume6572
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Keywords

  • model check
  • atomic formula
  • user agent
  • linear time temporal logic
  • datalog program

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