Conflict in multi-agent systems is ubiquitous.
Research often focuses on the process of resolving conflicts between different agents.
We call this the inter-agent conflict resolution process. However, in complex problem solving agents the process of resolving conflicts with other agents impacts local problem solving as well as deals made with other agents. This leads to the need for an intra-agent conflict resolution process between the agent's coordination mechanism and its local controller. Wang et al. An experiment in the design of software agents - Kautz, Selman, Coeh et al.