Trust Theory (eBook)

This book provides an introduction, discussion, and formal-based
modelling of trust theory and its applications in agent-based
systems



This book gives an accessible explanation of the importance of
trust in human interaction and, in general, in autonomous cognitive
agents including autonomous technologies. The authors explain the
concepts of trust, and describe a principled, general theory of
trust grounded on cognitive, cultural, institutional, technical,
and normative solutions. This provides a strong base for the
author's discussion of role of trust in agent-based systems
supporting human-computer interaction and distributed and virtual
organizations or markets (multi-agent systems).

Key Features:

* Provides an accessible introduction to trust, and its
importance and applications in agent-based systems

* Proposes a principled, general theory of trust grounding on
cognitive, cultural, institutional, technical, and normative
solutions.

* Offers a clear, intuitive approach, and systematic integration
of relevant issues

* Explains the dynamics of trust, and the relationship between
trust and security

* Offers operational definitions and models directly applicable
both in technical and experimental domains

* Includes a critical examination of trust models in economics,
philosophy, psychology, sociology, and AI



This book will be a valuable reference for researchers and
advanced students focused on information and communication
technologies (computer science, artificial intelligence,
organizational sciences, and knowledge management etc.), as well as
Web-site and robotics designers, and for scholars working on human,
social, and cultural aspects of technology. Professionals of
ecommerce systems and peer-to-peer systems will also find this text
of interest.