Question

1 The speech act theory is used as the model for communication among computational agents. Locution, illocution, and perlocution are the 3 aspects of this theory
Using an appropriate example explain each of these aspects of communication

2 KQML is one of the first agent communication language (ACL) created. However, several criticisms have been raised against this ACL. Discuss on these criticisms

3 Consider the following scenario
Agent A sends to agent B a query, and subsequently gets a response to this query. The query is the value of a list of restaurants specialised in Asian food in Barcelona; agent A gives the query the name q1 so that B can later refer back to this query when it responds. Finally, the ontology of the query is "Restaurants"; this ontology defines a terminology relating to Food and Beverages in Barcelona. The response that B sends indicates the list of all such restaurants. Using FIPA ACL specification syntax and performatives, describe the message structures of agent A's request and agent B's response

4 Discuss the importance of ontologies in agent communication