WOA 2024
25th Workshop "From Objects to Agents 2024"

Table of Contents

• Preface
  Summary: There were 22 papers submitted for peer-review to this workshop. Out of these, 22 papers were accepted for this volume, 22 as regular papers.

"Fabio Bellifemine" Keynote Speech

• Communication Meaning: Why Multiagent Abstractions Are Foundational to Software Systems Research
  Amit Chopra

Regular Papers

• Effects of Robot’s Adaptive Autonomy on Users Experience in a Museum Scenario 5-19
  Filippo Cantucci , Marco Marini , Rino Falcone
• An Empirical Study on the Robustness of Knowledge Injection Techniques Against Data Degradation 20-32
  Andrea Rafanelli , Matteo Magnini , Andrea Agiollo , Giovanni Ciatto , Andrea Omicini
• Hermes: a Wireless Communication Interface for Edge Computing 33-41
  Davide Carnemolla , Fabrizio Messina , Corrado Santoro , Federico Fausto Santor
• Enhancing Aggregation in Locomotor Multi-Agent Systems: a Theoretical Framework 42-57
  Paolo Pagliuca , Alessandra Vitanza
• Hybrid Personal Medical Digital Assistant Agents 58-72
  Sara Montagna , Christel Sirocchi
• Towards Transparent Computational Models of Theory of Mind in Collaborative Environments 73-83
  Carmine Grimaldi , Silvia Rossi
• Improving Computational Efficiency of the TONS algorithm in Selecting Neighbor Agents in Blockchain Trust-based IoT Environments 84-97
  Giancarlo Fortino , Domenico Rosaci , Giuseppe M. L. Sarné
• An Agent-based Framework including Diachronic MaaS Represention 98-112
  Maria Nadia Postorino , Giuseppe M. L. Sarné
• Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning for Cybersecurity: Approaches and Challenges 113-128
  Salvo Finistrella , Stefano Mariani , Franco Zambonelli
• Exploring the Dynamics of Learned, Pre-existing, and Partial Knowledge in Dependence Networks within Multi-Agent Systems 129-141
  Alessandro Sapienza , Rino Falcone
• Integrating System Dynamics and Agent-Based Models for Enhanced Analysis in Sustainable Development 142-156
  Beniamino Callegari , Christophe Feder
• Hands-on VITAMIN: A Compositional Tool for Model Checking of Multi-Agent Systems 157-169
  Angelo Ferrando , Vadim Malvone
• Creating Virtual Reality Scenarios for Pedestrian Experiments Focusing on Social Interactions 170-185
  Daniela Briola , Francesca Tinti , Giuseppe Vizzari
• Integrating Procedural Ontologies in VEsNA: Study, Requirements, and Preliminary Design 186-199
  Diana Ivan , Angelo Ferrando , Andrea Gatti , Giovanna Guerrini , Viviana Mascardi
• Enhancing Robotic Systems in Healthcare: A Preliminary Analysis of Agent-Based Paradigms and Simulation Environments 200-208
  Valeria Seidita , Antonio Chella
• A Multi-Agent System for a Robotic Table Soccer Game 209-220
  Gianluigi Forte , Marco Pometti , Domenico Massimo Porto , Corrado Santoro , Federico Fausto Santoro , Rosa Zuccarà
• Symbolic Knowledge Comparison: Metrics and Methodologies for Multi-Agent Systems 221-235
  Federico Sabbatini , Christel Sirocchi , Roberta Calegari
• Simulating the Law in a Multi-Agent System 236-251
  Matteo Cristani , Francesco Olivieri , Guido Governatori , Gabriele Buriola
• Towards Intelligent Pulverized Systems: a Modern Approach for Edge-Cloud Services 252-270
  Davide Domini , Nicolas Farabegoli , Gianluca Aguzzi , Mirko Viroli
• From pure Prolog to logic Agent-Oriented Programming Languages 271-285
  Rafael Bordini , Stefania Costantini , Andrea Monaldini , Alina Vozna
• SkRobot: A Pseudo-Realtime Multiplatform Framework For Robotics Agents Development 286-301
  Giovanni De Gasperis , Daniele Di Ottavio , Patrizio Migliarini , Stefania Costantini
• How Risk Preferences Shape City-State Success: An Agent-Based Model of Resource Management 302-316
  Andrea Piras , Francesco Bertolotti

Dissemination Papers

• SimJade: A Simulator of Jade Multiagent Systems
  Daniela Briola , Giuseppe Vizzari , Mauro Montinaro
• Curriculum-Based RL for Pedestrian Simulation: Sensitivity Analysis and Hyperparameter Exploration
  Giuseppe Vizzari , Daniela Briola , Federico Pisapia
• A Data-Driven Approach Supporting Location Decisions for Docking Stations in Bike-Sharing Systems
  Blerina Spahiu , Daniela Briola , Riccardo Sartori , Giuseppe Vizzari
• The Cognitive Hourglass: Agent Abstractions in the Large Models Era
  Alessandro Ricci , Stefano Mariani , Franco Zambonelli , Cristiano Castelfranchi , Samuele Burattini
• An Agent-Centric Perspective on Norm Enforcement and Sanctions
  Elena Yan, , Luis Gustavo Nardin , Jomi Fred Hübner , Olivier Boissier
• On the External Concurrency of Current BDI Frameworks for MAS
  Martina Baiardi , Samuele Burattini , Giovanni Ciatto , Danilo Pianini , Alessandro Ricci , Andrea Omicini
• Towards a Network of Co-working Spaces for Social Innovation in Mountain Areas
  Marco Alderighi , Cristina Baroglio , Mario Chiesa , Tiziana Ciano , Christophe Feder , Valeria Figini , Elisa Marengo , Stefano Tedeschi
• Optimizing Healthcare Workforce for Effective Patient Care: A Cooperative Game Theory Approach
  Ji Wu , Liu Dan , Innab Nisreen , Shutaywi Meshal , Tiziana Ciano , Massimiliano Ferrara
• Accountability in Multi-Agent Organizations: From Conceptual Design to Agent Programming
  Matteo Baldoni , Cristina Baroglio , Roberto Micalizio , Stefano Tedeschi