Alert-BDI: BDI Model with Adaptive Alertness through Situational Awareness

TL;DR

This paper introduces Alert-BDI, an extension to the BDI agent architecture that incorporates adaptive alertness based on situational awareness to improve security and operational efficiency.

Contribution

It presents a novel framework that enables BDI agents to dynamically adjust their alertness levels in response to detected risks, enhancing security and resilience.

Findings

Agents can effectively monitor and assess risks in real-time.

Adaptive alertness improves resistance against attacks.

Operational efficiency is increased through dynamic risk management.

Abstract

In this paper, we address the problems faced by a group of agents that possess situational awareness, but lack a security mechanism, by the introduction of a adaptive risk management system. The Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) architecture lacks a framework that would facilitate an adaptive risk management system that uses the situational awareness of the agents. We extend the BDI architecture with the concept of adaptive alertness. Agents can modify their level of alertness by monitoring the risks faced by them and by their peers. Alert-BDI enables the agents to detect and assess the risks faced by them in an efficient manner, thereby increasing operational efficiency and resistance against attacks.