A JADE based testbed for evaluating computational trust models

Abstract

Trust and reputation are commonly considered critical concepts in open dynamic multi-agent systems, where agents must rely on their peers to achieve their goals. Several computational trust models have been proposed to manage trust in such situation. The diversity of those models makes user confused about which one to choose. Different testbeds were proposed to evaluate trust and reputation systems and verify the robustness of the underlying trust models. However, those testbeds are not flexible to handle different scenarios in various contexts. In this paper, we present a testbed for evaluating computational trust models that could provide user more flexibility while comparing trust models in open systems. The ultimate objective is to evaluate and classify available computational trust models.