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Refereed publications

2010

N. Griffiths and M. Luck, Changing Neighbours: Improving Tag-Based Cooperation, in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2010), 2010, to appear.

N. Griffiths and M. Luck, Norm Emergence in Tag-Based Cooperation, in Proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Coordination, Organization, Institutions and Norms in Multi-Agent Systems (COIN 2010), 2010, to appear.

F. F. Wang and N. Griffiths, Protecting privacy in automated transaction systems: a legal and technological perspective in the European Union, International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, 24(2), pp. 153-162, Taylor and Francis, 2010, to appear.

S. Mahmoud, N. Griffiths, J. Keppens and M. Luck, The Role of Mutation in Norm Emergence, in Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Normative Multi-Agent Systems (NorMAS 2010), pp. 23-28, 2010.

S. Liu, M. Joy and N. Griffiths, Students' Perceptions of the Factors Leading to Unsuccessful Group Collaboration, in Proceedings of the 10th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2010), 2010, to appear.

N. Griffiths and K.-M. Chao (Eds.), Agent-Based Service-Oriented Computing, Springer, 2010

2009

S. Liu, M. Joy and N. Griffiths, GAOOLE: A Gaia Design of Agent-Based Online Collaborative Learning Environment, in Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on eLearning (ECEL 2009), pp. 339-350, 2009.

S. Liu, M. Joy and N. Griffiths, iGLS: Intelligent Grouping for Online Collaborative Learning, in Proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2009), pp. 364-368, 2009.

S. Lim Choi Keung and N. Griffiths, Building a Trust-based Social Agent Network, in Proceedings of the 12th International Workshop on Trust in Agent Societies, pp. 68-79, 2009.

S. Lim Choi Keung and N. Griffiths, Networking for Multi-agents: Beyond a Local View, in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2009), pp. 1315-1316, 2009.

M. R. Rossello, N. Griffiths, S. Kalvala, E. M. Wellington and W. H. Gaze, Networking Strategies in Streptomyces Coelicolor, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (BSB 2009), 2009.

2008

S. Lim Choi Keung and N. Griffiths, Towards Improved Partner Selection using Recommendations and Trust, in R. Falcone, S. K. Barber, J. Sabater-Mir, and M. P. Singh, editors, TRUST 2008: Revised Selected and Invited Papers, LNAI 5396, pp. 43-64, Springer-Verlag, 2008.

S. Liu, M. Joy and N. Griffiths, Incorporating Learning Styles in a Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Model, in Proceedings of the International Workshop on Cognitive Aspects in Intelligent and Adaptive Web-based Education Systems (CIAWES 2008), pp. 3-10, 2008.

N. Griffiths, A. Jhumka, A. Dawson and R. Myers, A simple Trust model for On-Demand Routing in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC 2008), pp. 105-114, 2008.

A. Jhumka, N. Griffiths, A. Dawson and R. Myers, An Outlook on Trusted Routing in Mobile Adhoc Networks, in Proceedings of Networking and Electronic Commerce Research Conference (NAEC 2008), 2008.

N. Griffiths, Tags and Image Scoring for Robust Cooperation, in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2008), pp. 575-582, 2008.

S. Lim Choi Keung and N. Griffiths, Indirect Recommendations for Improved Trust Assessment, in Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Trust in Agent Societies, pp. 33-40, 2008.

S. Lim Choi Keung and N. Griffiths, Using Recency and Relevance to Assess Trust and Reputation, in Proceedings of the AISB Symposium on Behaviour Regulation in Multi-Agent Systems (BRMAS 2008), Aberdeen, UK, pp. 13-18, 2008.

N. Griffiths, Cooperation through Tags and Context Awareness, in Proceedings of the AISB Symposium on Behaviour Regulation in Multi-Agent Systems (BRMAS 2008), Aberdeen, UK, pp. 25-30, 2008.

2007

S. Sun, M. Joy and N. Griffiths, The Use of Learning Objects and Learning Styles in a Multi-Agent Education System, in Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 18(3), pp. 381-398, 2007.

2006

N. Griffiths, Enhancing Peer-to-Peer Collaboration Using Trust, in The International Journal of Expert systems with Applications, 31 (4), pp. 849-858, Elsevier, 2006. (doi: 10.1016/j.eswa.2006.01.017)

K.-M. Chao, M. Younas and N. Griffiths, BPEL4WS-based Coordination of Grid Services in Cooperative Design, in Computers in Industry, 57 (8-9), pp. 778-786, Elsevier, 2006.
(doi:10.1016/j.compind.2006.04.012)

N. Griffiths, A Fuzzy Approach to Reasoning with Trust, Distrust and Insufficient Trust, in Proceedings of the 10th International Workshop on Cooperative Information Agents, Edinburgh, UK, pp. 360-374, Springer, September 2006.

N. Griffiths, K.-M. Chao, and M. Younas, Fuzzy Trust for Peer-to-Peer systems, in Proceedings of P2P Data and Knowledge Sharing Workshop (P2P/DAKS 2006), at the 26th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS 2006), Lisboa, Portugal, July 2006 (doi:10.1109/ICDCSW.2006.57).


2005

N. Griffiths, Cooperative Clans, in Kybernetes: The International Journal of Systems and Cybernetics (IEEE SMC Special Issue), 34 (9/10), pp. 1384-1403, Emerald, 2005

M. Joy, N. Griffiths, and R. Boyatt, BOSS, in Journal of Educational Resources in Computing (JERIC), 5 (3), ACM Press, 2005. (doi: 10.1145/1163405.1163407)

N. Griffiths, Task Delegation using Experience-Based Multi-Dimensional Trust, in Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2005), Utrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 489-496, ACM Press, July 2005.

N. Griffiths and S. Sun, Supporting Peer-To-Peer Collaboration Through Trust, in Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD 2005), Coventry, UK, pp. 440-445, IEEE Press, May 2005.

N. Griffiths and K.-M. Chao, Experience-Based Trust: Enabling Effective Resource Selection in a Grid Environment, in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Trust Management (iTrust 2005), Paris, France, LNCS 3477, pp. 240-255, Springer, May 2005.

S. Sun, M. Joy and N. Griffiths, An Agent-Based Approach to Dynamic Adaptive Learning, in Proceedings of The 1st Agent Based Systems for Human Learning Workshop (ABSHL 2005), at the Fourth International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2005), Utrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 48-58, July 2005.

S. Sun, M. Joy and N. Griffiths, The Use of Learning Objects and Learning Styles in a Multi-Agent Education System, in Proceedings of the World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA 2005), Montreal, Canada, pp. 3403-3410, ACEE, June 2005.

S. Sun, M. Joy, and N. Griffiths, An Innovative Use of Learning Objects and Learning Styles in Pedagogic Agent Systems, in Proceedings of the 6th Annual Conference of the HEA Network for Information and Computer Sciences (HEA-ICS 2005), York, UK, pp. 115-119, August 2005.

S. Sun, M. Joy, and N. Griffiths, To Support Adaptivity in Agent-Based Learning Systems - The Use of Learning Objects and Learning Styles, in Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2005), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, pp. 846-847, IEEE Press, July 2005.

2004

J. R. D. Dyson, N. Griffiths, H. N. Lim Choi Jeung, S. A. Jarvis, and G. R. Nudd, Trusting Agents for Grid Computing, in Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics (SMC 2004), The Hague, The Netherlands, pp. 3187-3192, IEEE Press, October 2004.

M. Joy and N. Griffiths, Online Submission of Coursework - A Technological Perspective, in Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2004), Joensuu, Finland, pp. 430-434, IEEE Press, August 2004.

R. Mahon, K.-M. Chao, M. Younas, and N. Griffiths, Cooperative Design in Grid Services, in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD 2004), Xiamen, China, pp. 406-412, IEEE Press, May 2004.

K.-M. Chao, M. Younas, N. Griffiths, I. Awan and R. Anane, Analysis of Grid Service Composition with BPEL4WS, in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2004), Fukuoka, Japan, pp. 284-289, IEEE Press, March 2004.

M. Younas, K-M Chao, N. Griffiths, R. Anane, I. Awan, Quality Driven Web Services in Mobile Computing, in Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Multimedia Network Systems and Applications (MNSA 2004), at the 24th IEEE International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS 2004), Tokyo, Japan, pp. 216-221, IEEE Press, March 2004. [PDF]

2003

N. Griffiths, Coalition Formation through Motivation and Trust, in Proceedings of The First European Workshop on Multi-Agent Systems (EUMAS 2003), Oxford, UK, December 2003.

N. Griffiths, Supporting Cooperation Through Clans, in Cybernetic Intelligence - Challenges and Advances, in Proceedings IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2nd UK&RI Chapter Conference, Reading, UK, pp. 87-96, IEEE Press, September 2003.

N. Griffiths and M. Luck, Coalition Formation Through Motivation and Trust, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent Systems (AAMAS 2003), Melbourne, Australia, pp. 17-24, ACM Press, July 2003.

N. Griffiths and M. Joy, An Integrated Approach to Courseware, in World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFSO) and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Electronic Conference, Nashville, USA, June, 2003.

N. Griffiths, M. Luck, and M. d'Inverno, Annotating Cooperative Plans with Trusted Agents, in R. Falcone, S. Barber, L. Korba and M. Singh, editors, Trust, Reputation, and Security: Theory and Practise, LNAI 2631, pp. 87-107, Springer-Verlag, 2003.

2002

N. Griffiths, M. Luck, and M. d'Inverno, Cooperative Plan Annotation Through Trust, in P. McBurney and M. Wooldridge, editors, in Proceedings of the 5th UK Workshop on Multi-agent Systems (UKMAS 2002), Liverpool, UK, December 2002.

N. Griffiths, M. Luck, and M. d'Inverno, Annotating Cooperative Plans with Trusted Agents, in L. Korba and R. Falcone, editors, Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Deception, Fraud, and Trust in Agent Societies at the 1st International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent Systems (AAMAS 2002), Bologna, Italy, pp. 76-87, ACM Press, July 2002.

M. Joy, N. Griffiths, M. Stott, J. Harley, C. Wattebot, and D. Holt, Coresoft: A Framework for Student Data, in Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Conference of the LTSN Centre for Information and Computer Sciences (LTSN-ICS 2002), Ulster, Ireland, pp. 31-36, August 2002.

1999

N. Griffiths and M. Luck, Cooperative plan selection through trust, in F. Garijo and M. Boman, editors, Multi-Agent Systems Engineering: Proceedings of the 9th European Workshop on Modelling Autonomous Agents in a Multi-Agent World (MAAMAW'99), Valencia, Spain, pp. 162-174, LNAI 1647, Springer-Verlag, June/July 1999.

1997

M. Luck, N. Griffiths, and M. d'Inverno, From agent theory to agent construction: A case study, in J. Müller, M. Wooldridge, and N. Jennings, editors, Intelligent Agents III: Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Agent Theories, Architectures and Languages, Rhode Island, USA, pp. 49-63, LNAI 870, Springer-Verlag, July 1997.


Articles, technical reports, theses, and other publications

N. Griffiths, Biologically Inspired Agent Cooperation: Tags and Image Scoring, in Scientific Bulletin of the Petru Maior University of Tirgu Mures 4(XXI), pp 121-138, 2008.

S. Lim Choi Keung and N. Griffiths, Using Recency and Relevance to Assess Trust and Reputation, in AISB Quarterly, 127, pp. 5-6, AISB, 2008.

N. Griffiths, Context Awareness and Selective Re-wiring: Enhancing Cooperation without Reciprocity, in Proceedings of the Performance for Peer-to-Peer Systems Workshop, 2008.

S. Liu, M. Joy and N. Griffiths, An Exploration of Correlative Elements to Support Cognitive Advancement in the Design of Collaborative Learning Tools, Technical Report, CS-RR-438, Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, 2008.

S. Lim Choi Keung and N. Griffiths, Using Recency and Relevance to Assess Trust and Reputation, Technical Report, CS-RR-436, Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, 2008.

N. Griffiths, Trust: Challenges and Opportunities, AgentLink News, 19, pp. 9-11, AgentLink, 2005.

P. Heng, M. Joy, R. Boyatt, and N. Griffiths, Evaluation of the BOSS Online Submission and Assessment System, Technical Report CS-RR-415, Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, 2005.

Contributor to M. Luck, P. McBurney, O. Shehory, and S. Willmott, editors, Agent Based Computing, AgentLink III, 2005.

N. Griffiths and K.-M. Chao, Experience-Based Trust: Enabling Effective Resource Selection in a Grid Environment, Technical Report CS-RR-409, Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, 2004.

N. Griffiths, Task Delegation using Experience-Based Multi-Dimensional Trust, Technical Report CS-RR-410, Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, 2004.

M. Joy and N. Griffiths, The BOSS Online Submission System, Forum, 26, p. 15, University of Warwick, 2004.

N. Griffiths, Motivated Cooperation in Autonomous Agents, PhD Thesis, University of Warwick, 2000.