Toward A Unified Theory of Inconsistency for Multi-Agent Systems

 

Toward A Unified Theory of Inconsistency for Multi-Agent Systems

Dr. Du  Zhang

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Resumen
Inconsistency is commonplace in the real world and in the multi-agent systems. Because of the cognitive penetrability autonomous agents possess, inconsistency in an agent's knowledge will adversely affect its desirable and intended behavior. When coping with inconsistency in an agent's knowledge, merely labeling its knowledge base as consistent or inconsistent, and removing the  conflicting segment if it is found to be inconsistent, is no longer adequate and may be counterproductive.
In this talk, We focus our attention on the following issues in dealing with knowledge inconsistency in multi-agent systems: classification of inconsistency types, delineation of causes of  inconsistency, a fixpoint characterization of inconsistency, a measurement of the information content and the significance in inconsistency, and temporal properties of inconsistency. Our ultimate  goal is to establish a unified theory of inconsistency for multi-agent systems that would help pave the way for developing more robust, rational and autonomous agent systems. We hope the  results obtained thus far are leading us a step closer to that goal.
 

 


 

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Du Zhang received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois, and his MS and BS in Computer Science from Nanjing University, China. He is Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department at California State University, Sacramento. His current research interests include: knowledge base inconsistency, machine learning and data mining in software engineering and bioinformatics, knowledge-based systems and multi-agent systems, and Petri net modeling. He has authored or coauthored over 130 publications in journals, conference proceedings, and book chapters in these and other areas. Currently he is a Program Co-Chair for the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Informatics, the 2008 International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, and a Program Area Chair for the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence. Previously, he was the Conference General Chair for the 16th IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence in 2004 and the Program Chair for the 15th IEEE International Conference on Tools  with Artificial Intelligence in 2003. He was also a Program Co-Chair for the IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration in 2004, 2005 and 2006, for the IEEE international Conference on Cognitive Informatics in 2005 and 2007, for the International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering in 2007, and for the IEEE Symposium on Bioinformatics and Bioengineering in 2004. He was a Program Area Chair for the IEEE International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence in 2007 and a Vice Program Chair for the IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks in 2006. In addition, he has served as a Program Committee member for numerous international conferences. He is an Associate Editor for International Journal on Artificial Intelligence Tools, a member of editorial board for International Journal of Cognitive Informatics and Natural Intelligence, and a member of editorial board for International Journal of Software Science and Computational Intelligence, and has served as a guest editor for International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Software Quality Journal, IEEE Transactions on SMC-Part B, EATCS Fundamenta Informaticae, and International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology. He also reviewed for 24 different journals of which 12 are IEEE and ACM journals and transactions. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM.