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Semantics for an agent communication language

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Intelligent Agents IV Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages (ATAL 1997)

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We address the issue of semantics for an agent communication language. In particular, the semantics of Knowledge Query Manipulation Language (KQML) is investigated. KQML is a language and protocol to support communication between software agents. We present a semantic description for KQML that associates states of the agent with the use of the language's primitives (performatives). We have used this approach to describe the semantics for the whole set of reserved KQML performatives. Our research offers a method for a speech act theory-based semantic description of a language of communication acts.

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  1. Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 21250, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Yannis Labrou & Tim Finin

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Munindar P. Singh Anand Rao Michael J. Wooldridge

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Labrou, Y., Finin, T. (1998). Semantics for an agent communication language. In: Singh, M.P., Rao, A., Wooldridge, M.J. (eds) Intelligent Agents IV Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages. ATAL 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1365. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0026760

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