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This volume analyses, from a computational point of view, how culture may arise, develop and evolve through time. The four sections in this book examine and analyse the modelling of culture, group and organisation culture, culture simulation, and culture-sensitive technology design. Different research disciplines have different perspectives on culture, making it difficult to compare and integrate different concepts and models of culture. By taking a computational perspective this book nevertheless enables the integration of concepts that play a role in culture, even though they might originate from different disciplines.   Culture is usually regarded as something vague and qualitative and thus difficult to deal with in a computational and formal setting. Taking a computational approach to culture thus encompasses a twofold risk: taking a too simplistic approach to cultural influence on behaviour; or trying to capture too much, hence not leading to useful computational tools. However, the approaches and insights in this collection show how different perspectives by leading researchers described in thirteen chapters still can form a coherent picture. The book thus illustrates the potential of using computing systems to better understand culture. By describing methods, theories and concrete application results about the integration of cultural aspects into computer systems, this book provides inspiration to researchers of all disciplines alike and presents the start of an interdisciplinary dialogue on culture.

Philosophy. --- Social sciences --- Technology --- Data processing. --- Social philosophy --- Social theory --- Mental philosophy --- Philosophy and social sciences. --- Application software. --- Cultural studies. --- Philosophy of the Social Sciences. --- Cultural Studies. --- Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences. --- Philosophy of Technology. --- Humanities --- Application computer programs --- Application computer software --- Applications software --- Apps (Computer software) --- Computer software --- Social sciences and philosophy --- Technology and civilization --- Culture --- Computer Application in Social and Behavioral Sciences. --- Study and teaching. --- Cultural studies

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-workshop proceedings of the International Workshop on Coordination, Organization, Institutions and Norms in Agent Systems, COIN 2008, held as two events at AAMAS 2008, the 7th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems in Estoril, Portugal, in May 2008 and at AAAI 2008, the 23rd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Chicago, IL, USA, in July 2008. This volume is the 4th in a series focussing on issues in Coordination, Organizations, Institutions and Norms (COIN) in multi-agent systems. The 17 papers contained in this volume are the revised and extended versions of a selection of papers presented and discussed in these two workshops. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: from coordination to organization, from organization to coordination, formalization of norms and institutions, design of norms and institutions, as well as applications.

Computer Science --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Information Technology --- Computer Science (Hardware & Networks) --- Intelligent agents (Computer software) --- Artificial intelligence --- Computer science. --- Computer communication systems. --- Software engineering. --- Computer programming. --- Computer logic. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Computer Science. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Computer Communication Networks. --- Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems. --- Software Engineering. --- Logics and Meanings of Programs. --- Programming Techniques. --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Computer science logic --- Logic, Symbolic and mathematical --- Computers --- Electronic computer programming --- Electronic digital computers --- Programming (Electronic computers) --- Coding theory --- Computer software engineering --- Engineering --- Communication systems, Computer --- Computer communication systems --- Data networks, Computer --- ECNs (Electronic communication networks) --- Electronic communication networks --- Networks, Computer --- Teleprocessing networks --- Data transmission systems --- Digital communications --- Electronic systems --- Information networks --- Telecommunication --- Cyberinfrastructure --- Network computers --- Informatics --- Science --- Programming --- Distributed processing --- Logic design. --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Design, Logic --- Design of logic systems --- Digital electronics --- Electronic circuit design --- Logic circuits --- Switching theory

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This book addresses the question of how to achieve social coordination in Socio-Cognitive Technical Systems (SCTS). SCTS are a class of Socio-Technical Systems that are complex, open, systems where several humans and digital entities interact in order to achieve some collective endeavour. The book approaches the question from the conceptual background of regulated open multiagent systems, with the question being motivated by their design and construction requirements. The book captures the collective effort of eight groups from leading research centres and universities, each of which has developed a conceptual framework for the design of regulated multiagent systems and most have also developed technological artefacts that support the processes from specification to implementation of that type of systems. The first, introductory part of the book describes the challenge of developing frameworks for SCTS and articulates the premises and the main concepts involved in those frameworks. The second part discusses the eight frameworks and contrasts their main components. The final part maps the new field by discussing the types of activities in which SCTS are likely to be used, the features that such uses will exhibit, and the challenges that will drive the evolution of this field.

Computer-assisted instruction. --- Knowledge acquisition (Expert systems) --- Acquisition, Knowledge (Expert systems) --- Expertise acquisition (Expert systems) --- CAI (Computer-assisted instruction) --- Computer-aided instruction --- Computer-assisted learning --- Computer based instruction --- Computer-enhanced learning --- Electronic data processing in programmed instruction --- ILSs (Integrated learning systems) --- Integrated learning systems --- Microcomputer-aided instruction --- Microcomputer-assisted instruction --- Microcomputer-assisted learning --- Microcomputer-based instruction --- Teaching --- Data processing --- Law. --- Software engineering. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Computer simulation. --- Application software. --- International law. --- Intellectual property --- Economic sociology. --- International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology. --- Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences. --- Simulation and Modeling. --- Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems. --- Economic sociology --- Economics --- Socio-economics --- Socioeconomics --- Sociology of economics --- Sociology --- IP (Intellectual property) --- Proprietary rights --- Rights, Proprietary --- Intangible property --- Law of nations --- Nations, Law of --- Public international law --- Law --- Application computer programs --- Application computer software --- Applications software --- Apps (Computer software) --- Computer software --- Computer modeling --- Computer models --- Modeling, Computer --- Models, Computer --- Simulation, Computer --- Electromechanical analogies --- Mathematical models --- Simulation methods --- Model-integrated computing --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Computer software engineering --- Engineering --- Acts, Legislative --- Enactments, Legislative --- Laws (Statutes) --- Legislative acts --- Legislative enactments --- Jurisprudence --- Legislation --- Law and legislation. --- Social aspects --- Law and legislation --- Mass media --- Social sciences --- IT Law, Media Law, Intellectual Property. --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Data processing. --- Mass media. --- Mass communication --- Media, Mass --- Media, The --- Communication --- Expert systems (Computer science) --- Education --- Educational technology --- Programmed instruction --- Telematics

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In recent years, social and organizational aspects of agency have become major research topics in MAS. Recent applications of MAS on Web services, grid c- puting and ubiquitous computing highlight the need for using these aspects in order to ensure social order within such environments. Openness, heterogeneity, and scalability of MAS, in turn, pose new demands on traditional MAS int- action models and bring forward the need to look into the environment where agents interact and at di?erent ways of constraining or regulating interactions. Consequently, the view of coordination and governance has been expanding to entertain not only an agent-centric perspective but societal and organizati- centric views as well. The overall problem of analyzing the social, legal, economic, and technolo- caldimensionsofagentorganizations,andthe co-evolutionofagentinteractions, provide theoretically demanding and interdisciplinary research questions at d- ferent levels of abstraction. The MAS research community has addressed these issues from di?erent perspectives that have gradually become more cohesive around the four notions in the title to the workshop: coordination, organization, institutions, and norms. The COIN workshops are thus designed to consolidate the subject by providing focus events that reach researchers from diverse c- munities working in related topics and facilitate more systematic discussion of themes that have been treated from various perspectives. This year, the COIN workshops were hosted during AAMAS 2006, (on June 9,in Hakodate,Japan)and ECAI2006(on August28,in Rivadel Garda,Italy). The papers contained in this volume are the revised versions of a selection of thosethatwerepresented in these workshops.

Intelligent agents (Computer software) --- Agents intelligents (Logiciels) --- Congresses. --- Congrès --- Computer Science --- Mechanical Engineering - General --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Mechanical Engineering --- Information Technology --- Artificial Intelligence --- Computer science. --- Computer communication systems. --- Software engineering. --- Computer programming. --- Computer logic. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Computer Science. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems. --- Software Engineering. --- Logics and Meanings of Programs. --- Programming Techniques. --- Computer Communication Networks. --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Simulation methods --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Computer science logic --- Logic, Symbolic and mathematical --- Computers --- Electronic computer programming --- Electronic digital computers --- Programming (Electronic computers) --- Coding theory --- Computer software engineering --- Engineering --- Communication systems, Computer --- Computer communication systems --- Data networks, Computer --- ECNs (Electronic communication networks) --- Electronic communication networks --- Networks, Computer --- Teleprocessing networks --- Data transmission systems --- Digital communications --- Electronic systems --- Information networks --- Telecommunication --- Cyberinfrastructure --- Network computers --- Informatics --- Science --- Programming --- Distributed processing --- Logic design. --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Design, Logic --- Design of logic systems --- Digital electronics --- Electronic circuit design --- Logic circuits --- Switching theory