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Multi-agent Systems (mas) Are Often Understood As Complex Entities Where A Multitude Of Agents Interact, Usually With Some Intended Individual Or Collective Goals.such A View Usually Assumessomeform Of Organization,or Set Of Norms Or Conventions That Articulate Or Restrain Interactions In Order To Make Them More E?ective, Certain, Or Predictable For Participants. Engineering E?ective Coordi- Tion Or Regulatory Mechanisms Is A Key Problem For The Design Of Open Complex Multi-agent Systems. In Recent Years, Social And Organizational Aspects Of Agency Have Become A Major Issue In Mas Research Especially In Applications On Service-oriented C- Puting, Grid Computing And Ambient Intelligence.