Explicit Representation of Planning Autonomy in MOISE Organizational Model

Abstract

Organizations are key elements in a multi-agent system, since they promote cooperation between agents by constraining their possible behaviours. However, constraining behaviour means diminishing the agents autonomy. In human organizations, agents have different degrees of autonomy: autonomous and more adaptable agents coexist with non-autonomous agents that just follow organizational rules. This work will propose an explicit representation for planning-autonomy in agents organizations, particularly using the MOISE organizational model. We propose the use of a domain specification, based on the planning formalism and on goal types. We implemented our representation using the JaCaMo framework in a proof-of-concept scenario showing how a planning autonomous agent can use the SHOP planner to achieve an organizational goal.