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Epistemic Planning (EP) refers to an automated planning setting where the agent reasons in the space of knowledge states and tries to find a plan to reach a desirable state from the current state. Its general form, the Multi-agent Epistemic…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-07-20 Francesco Fabiano , Biplav Srivastava , Jonathan Lenchner , Lior Horesh , Francesca Rossi , Marianna Bergamaschi Ganapini

The advent of 6G networks is accelerating autonomy and intelligence in large-scale, decentralized multi-agent systems (MAS). While this evolution enables adaptive behavior, it also heightens vulnerability to stressors such as environmental…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Tamara Alshammari , Mehdi Bennis

We propose a number of powerful dynamic-epistemic logics for multi-agent information sharing and acts of publicly or privately accessing other agents' information databases. The static base of our logics is obtained by adding to standard…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-09-16 Alexandru Baltag , Sonja Smets

Strategy Logic (SL) is a logical formalism for strategic reasoning in multi-agent systems. Its main feature is that it has variables for strategies that are associated to specific agents with a binding operator. We introduce Graded Strategy…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2016-07-13 Benjamin Aminof , Vadim Malvone , Aniello Murano , Sasha Rubin

Reasoning about strategic abilities is key to AI systems comprising multiple agents, which provide a unified framework for formalizing various problems in game theory, social choice theory, etc. In this work, we propose a probabilistic…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-12-13 Yedi Zhang , Fu Song , Taolue Chen , Xuzhi Wu

Comprehending natural language and following human instructions are critical capabilities for intelligent agents. However, the flexibility of linguistic instructions induces substantial ambiguity across language-conditioned tasks, severely…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-10-24 Runpeng Xie , Quanwei Wang , Hao Hu , Zherui Zhou , Ni Mu , Xiyun Li , Yiqin Yang , Shuang Xu , Qianchuan Zhao , Bo XU

The rapid development of large language models (LLMs) has motivated research on decision-making in multi-agent systems, where multiple agents collaborate to achieve shared objectives. Existing aggregation approaches, such as voting and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-08 Zheng Zhang , Cuong C. Nguyen , Kevin Wells , Gustavo Carneiro

Supervised neural approaches are hindered by their dependence on large, meticulously annotated datasets, a requirement that is particularly cumbersome for sequential tasks. The quality of annotations tends to deteriorate with the transition…

When used in high-stakes settings, AI systems are expected to produce decisions that are transparent, interpretable and auditable, a requirement increasingly expected by regulations. Decision trees such as CART provide clear and verifiable…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Vincent Grari , Tim Arni , Thibault Laugel , Sylvain Lamprier , James Zou , Marcin Detyniecki

In this paper, we propose a single-agent modal logic framework for reasoning about goal-direct "knowing how" based on ideas from linguistics, philosophy, modal logic and automated planning. We first define a modal language to express "I…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2015-07-10 Yanjing Wang

Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) holds substantial promise for intelligent decision-making in complex environments. However, it suffers from a coordination and scalability bottleneck as the number of agents increases. To address…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2025-09-19 Tianyang Duan , Zongyuan Zhang , Songxiao Guo , Dong Huang , Yuanye Zhao , Zheng Lin , Zihan Fang , Dianxin Luan , Heming Cui , Yong Cui

Autonomous agents acting in realistic Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) should be able to adapt during their execution. Standard strategic logics, such as Alternating-time Temporal Logic (ATL), model agents' state- or history-dependent behaviour.…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-04-30 Rustam Galimullin , Hermine Grosinger , Munyque Mittelmann

Large Language Model (LLM) agent systems have advanced rapidly, driven by their strong generalization in zero-shot settings. To further enhance reasoning and accuracy on complex tasks, Multi-Agent Debate (MAD) has emerged as a promising…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-12-03 Wei Fan , JinYi Yoon , Bo Ji

Epistemic logics are a primary formalism for multi-agent systems but major reasoning tasks in such epistemic logics are intractable, which impedes applications of multi-agent epistemic logics in automatic planning. Knowledge compilation…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2018-06-29 Liangda Fang , Kewen Wang , Zhe Wang , Ximing Wen

We give the first cut-free ExpTime (optimal) tableau decision procedure for checking satisfiability of a knowledge base in the description logic SHI, which extends the description logic ALC with transitive roles, inverse roles and role…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2012-07-17 Linh Anh Nguyen

We study the satisfiability problem for a modal logic expressing knowing-how assertions, which captures an agent's ability to achieve a given goal under the standard semantics based on linear plans. Our main result shows that satisfiability…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2026-05-20 Carlos Areces , Pablo Barceló , Valentin Cassano , Pablo F. Castro , Stéphane Demri , Raul Fervari

Solving mathematical reasoning problems requires not only accurate access to relevant knowledge but also careful, multi-step thinking. However, current retrieval-augmented models often rely on a single perspective, follow inflexible search…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-11-03 Ali Asgarov , Umid Suleymanov , Aadyant Khatri

As multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) systems are increasingly deployed throughout society, it is imperative yet challenging for users to understand the emergent behaviors of MARL agents in complex environments. This work presents an…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-05-18 Kayla Boggess , Sarit Kraus , Lu Feng

In this paper we define and study a multi-agent extension of autoepistemic logic (AEL) called distributed autoepistemic logic (dAEL). We define the semantics of dAEL using approximation fixpoint theory, an abstract algebraic framework that…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-06-06 Marcos Cramer , Pieter Van Hertum , Bart Bogaerts , Marc Denecker

Multi-agent LLM systems increasingly tackle complex reasoning, yet their interaction patterns remain limited to voting, unstructured debate, or pipeline orchestration. None model deliberation: a phased process where differentiated…

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