Programming Multi-Agent Systems

ThesearetheproceedingsoftheInternationalWorkshoponProgrammingMulti- Agent Systems (ProMAS 2008), the sixth of a series of workshops that is aimed at discussing and providing an overview of current state-of-the-art technology for programming multi-agent systems. The aim of the ProMAS workshop series is to promote research on progr- ming technologies and tools that can e?ectively contribute to the development and deployment of multi-agent systems. In particular, the workshop promotes the discussion and exchange of ideas concerning the techniques, concepts, - quirements, and principles that are important for establishing multi-agent p- gramming platforms that are useful in practice and have a theoretically sound basis. Topics addressed include but are not limited to the theory and app- cations of agent programming languages, the veri?cation and analysis of agent systems,aswellastheimplementationofsocialstructureinagent-basedsystems (e. g. ,roleswithin organizations,coordinationandcommunicationin multi-agent systems). In its previous editions, ProMAS constituted an invaluable occasion bringing together leading researchers from both academia and industry to discuss issues on the design of programming languages and tools for multi-agent systems. We were very pleased to be able to again present a range of high-quality papers at ProMAS 2008. After ?ve successful editions of the ProMAS workshop series, which took place during AAMAS 2003 (Melbourne, Australia), AAMAS 2004 (New York, USA), AAMAS 2005 (Utrecht, The Netherlands), AAMAS 2006 (Hakodate, Japan), and AAMAS 2007 (Honolulu, Hawai'i), the sixth edition took place on May 13 in Estoril, Portugal, in conjunction with AAMAS 2008, the main international conference on autonomous agents and MAS.

Planning for Interactions among Autonomous Agents.- Planning for Interactions among Autonomous Agents.- Agent Programming Languages.- Exploring Heuristic Action Selection in Agent Programming.- Programming Verifiable Heterogeneous Agent Systems.- Orwell's Nightmare for Agents? Programming Multi-agent Organisations.- Jazzyk: A Programming Language for Hybrid Agents with Heterogeneous Knowledge Representations.- Multi-agent Systems Frameworks.- PRESAGE: A Programming Environment for the Simulation of Agent Societies.- An Organisational Platform for Holonic and Multiagent Systems.- A Complete-Computerised Delphi Process with a Multi-Agent System.- Agent Environments and Tools.- How Situated Is Your Agent? A Cognitive Perspective.- An Awareness Model for Agents in Heterogeneous Environments.- Infrastructure for Forensic Analysis of Multi-Agent Systems.- Toolipse: An IDE for Development of JIAC Applications.- Kerberos-Based Secure Multiagent Platform.- Agent Contest.- Agent Contest Competition: 4th Edition.- AC08 System Description.- Herding Agents - JIAC TNG in Multi-Agent Programming Contest 2008.- On Herding Artificial Cows: Using Jadex to Coordinate Cowboy Agents.- Using Jason and oise ?+? to Develop a Team of Cowboys.- Dublin Bogtrotters: Agent Herders.- SHABaN Multi-agent Team To Herd Cows.