Hi everyone,
I’m looking for an arXiv endorser for cs.MA (cross-list cs.GT) to submit a paper on reputation systems for autonomous agent-to-agent commerce.
Paper: “CRI: A Multi-Factor Reputation System for Autonomous Agent Commerce”
Abstract: We present the Composite Reliability Index (CRI) — a multi-factor reputation system built for autonomous agent-to-agent commerce. The problem it addresses has no direct precedent: how do software agents that transact economic value without human oversight establish trust in a system where Sybil attacks are trivially cheap and traditional identity verification does not apply? The CRI computes a score from 0 to 100 using 10 weighted components — 7 positive factors and 3 penalties — combining logarithmic transaction scaling, counterparty diversity measurement, temporal tenure, bilateral participation signals, and graduated sanctions. Each component is grounded in published research from trust systems, game theory, and commons governance. We analyze the system’s Sybil resistance properties with worked examples and identify the attack vectors the current design does not cover. The CRI is deployed as part of the Agentic Economy Interface Specification v1 (CC BY-SA 4.0), an open protocol for agent commerce. To our knowledge, this is the first reputation system designed specifically for machine-to-machine economic activity at micropayment scale.
Why it belongs in cs.MA: The paper builds directly on EigenTrust (Kamvar et al., 2003 — WWW Test of Time Award), Douceur’s Sybil formalization (2002), Ostrom’s graduated sanctions (1990, Nobel Prize), and Cheng & Friedman’s Sybilproof mechanisms (2005). It addresses a gap in the literature: existing reputation models assume human participants. This work adapts the established theory for fully autonomous agent economies.
References cited: 14 peer-reviewed works including Kamvar, Douceur, Ostrom, Resnick & Zeckhauser, Bolton et al., Friedman & Resnick, Jøsang et al., Xiong & Liu (PeerTrust), and Debe et al. (BTrust).
Endorsement code: F7ZYGE Endorsement link: https://arxiv.org/auth/endorse?x=F7ZYGE
Happy to share the full draft if that helps. Thank you.
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