Cost, R. ScottChen, YeFinin, TimLabrou, Yannis K.Peng, Yun2019-02-072019-02-071999-05-01R. Scott Cost, Ye Chen, Tim Finin, Yannis K Labrou, and Yun Peng, Modeling agent conversations with colored petri nets, Working notes of the Autonomous Agents '99 Workshop on Specifying and Implementing Conversation Policies, 1999, https://ebiquity.umbc.edu/paper/html/id/254/Modeling-agent-conversations-with-colored-petri-netshttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/12723Working notes of the Autonomous Agents '99 Workshop on Specifying and Implementing Conversation PoliciesConversations are a useful means of structuring communica- tive interactions among agents. The value of a conversation- based approach is largely determined by the conversational model it uses. Finite State Machines, used heavily to date for this purpose, are not sufficient for complex agent inter- actions requiring a notion of concurrency. We propose the use of Colored Petri Nets as a model underlying a language for conversation speci cation. This carries the relative sim- plicity and graphical representation of the former approach, along with greater expressive power and support for con- currency. The construction of such a language, Protolin- gua, is currently being investigated within the framework of the Jackal agent development environment. In this paper, we explore the use of Colored Petri Nets in modeling agent communicative interaction.8 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.agent communicationagentkqmlpetri netLaboratory for Advanced Information TechnologyUMBC Ebiquity Research GroupText