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Conference of the Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Intelligence

Canadian AI 2002: Advances in Artificial Intelligence pp 349–353Cite as

Electronic Contract Framework for Contractual Agents

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In this paper, we propose an agent-based framework for the automation of contractual relationships. Contracts are defined as specification of expected behaviours and are modelled using the logical constructs of norms and sanctions. Based on the dynamic nature of norms, we introduce a collaborative protocol used by contractual agents to share their views on contractual commitments. Lastly, we present the conceptual architecture and the high-level reasoning process of contractual agents.

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  1. Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, 1501 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA

    Mathias Sallé

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  1. Computer Science, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave.W., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1

    Robin Cohen

  2. IIT - e-Business, National Research Council, Incutech Brunswick, 2 Garland Court, Frederiction, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 6C2

    Bruce Spencer

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Sallé, M. (2002). Electronic Contract Framework for Contractual Agents. In: Cohen, R., Spencer, B. (eds) Advances in Artificial Intelligence. Canadian AI 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2338. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-47922-8_32

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