Handbook of Research on MultiAgent Systems: Semantics and Dynamics of Organizational Models

Organizational design plays a critical role in the development of larger and more complex multiagent systems (MAS). As systems grow to include hundreds or thousands of agents, those in the field must move from an agentcentric view of coordination and control to an organizationcentric one.

The Handbook of Research on MultiAgent Systems: Semantics and Dynamics of Organizational Models brings together views and approaches from different communities including MAS, computational organizational simulation, social simulation, organizational theory, and cognitive science, to present the intersections of the different topics. Containing chapters by renowned international authors, this book provides a comprehensive volume on the stateoftheart on formal semantic models and practical applications for dynamic formalisms of agent organizations.