Publication: A fuzzy framework for modelling confidence in multi-agent system
Date
2015
Authors
Basheer G.S.
Ahmad M.S.
Tang A.Y.C.
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Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
In open multi-agent systems, agents may hide or lie about information regarding some events. In order to avoid such deception, a multi-agent system must be designed to test the confidence of agents. In this paper, we present a new approach to agent-based confidence modeling. This approach integrates two confidence requirements, namely, trust and certainty. We use fuzzy logic in representing the importance of trust and certainty to model an agent's confidence reasoning. The modeling mechanism eliminates the influence of untrusted agents' opinions because certainty level and importance of trust may not be valuable in all circumstances. � 2014 IEEE.
Description
Fuzzy logic; Software agents; Certainty; Confidence; Importance of Trust; MAS; Trust; Multi agent systems