%0 Thesis %1 FormalisingTrust_Marsh_1994 %A Marsh, Stephen Paul %D 1994 %K computation computing distrust formalisation trust %T Formalising Trust as a Computational Concept %U http://homepage.mac.com/smarsh2003/SteveMarsh/Publications_files/Trust-thesis.pdf %X Trust is a judgement of unquestionable utility — as humans we use it every day of our lives. However, trust has suffered from an imperfect understanding, a plethora of definitions, and informal use in the literature and in everyday life. It is common to say “I trust you,” but what does that mean? This thesis provides a clarification of trust. We present a formalism for trust which provides us with a tool for precise discussion. The formalism is implementable: it can be embedded in an artificial agent, enabling the agent to make trust-based decisions. Its applicability in the domain of Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI) is raised. The thesis presents a testbed populated by simple trusting agents which substantiates the utility of the formalism. The formalism provides a step in the direction of a proper understanding and definition of human trust. A contribution of the thesis is its detailed exploration of the possibilities of future work in the area.

@phdthesis{FormalisingTrust_Marsh_1994, abstract = {Trust is a judgement of unquestionable utility — as humans we use it every day of our lives. However, trust has suffered from an imperfect understanding, a plethora of definitions, and informal use in the literature and in everyday life. It is common to say “I trust you,” but what does that mean? This thesis provides a clarification of trust. We present a formalism for trust which provides us with a tool for precise discussion. The formalism is implementable: it can be embedded in an artificial agent, enabling the agent to make trust-based decisions. Its applicability in the domain of Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI) is raised. The thesis presents a testbed populated by simple trusting agents which substantiates the utility of the formalism. The formalism provides a step in the direction of a proper understanding and definition of human trust. A contribution of the thesis is its detailed exploration of the possibilities of future work in the area.}, added-at = {2010-02-04T01:03:32.000+0100}, author = {Marsh, Stephen Paul}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a06082258945c3fbabe074fa88c0bee4/gwpl}, interhash = {6644e98922cd23251851b6c94c192e9d}, intrahash = {a06082258945c3fbabe074fa88c0bee4}, keywords = {computation computing distrust formalisation trust}, month = {April}, school = {University of Stirling}, timestamp = {2010-02-04T01:03:32.000+0100}, title = {Formalising Trust as a Computational Concept}, url = {http://homepage.mac.com/smarsh2003/SteveMarsh/Publications_files/Trust-thesis.pdf}, year = 1994 }