An Extended Description Logics Approach to Agent Communication Language Semantics

The recent efforts by agent developers try to integrate the standard ontology languages of the Semantic Web into their agents to- wards better interoperability. Similarly, the field of ACL semantics helps to build more flexible agents that can "understand" the acts exchanged. To better integrate such an ontology language with agent communication semantics, this paper proposes a hybrid description logic language with modal extensions for belief and intention. It then describes a practical approach to put the theory into practice.