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

### Proceedings of the 25th Workshop "From Objects to Agents"

### Bard (Aosta), Italy, July 8-10, 2024.

Edited by

### Marco Alderighi **
Matteo Baldoni *
Cristina Baroglio *
Roberto Micalizio *
Stefano Tedeschi **

* Università di Torino, Dipartimento di Informatica, Torino, Italy
** Università della Valle d'Aosta - Université de la Vallée d'Aoste, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Politiche, Aosta, Italy

## 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

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