Distributing Responsibilities for Exception Handling in JaCaMo

Matteo Baldoni (Università di Torino), Cristina Baroglio (Università di Torino), Olivier Boissier (Institut Henri Fayol), Roberto Micalizio (Università di Torino), Stefano Tedeschi (Università di Torino)

Abstract

We present an extension of the organizational model and infrastructure adopted in JaCaMo, that explicitly encompasses the notion of exception. We propose an exception handling mechanism for organization management in multi-agent systems. This mechanism relies on abstractions that are seamlessly integrated with organizational concepts, such as responsibilities, goals and norms.