Independent research collective

How AI agents act,
interact, and evolve.

A2A Lab studies the software systems that make AI agents useful, governable, and capable of sustained work.

Our research connects enterprise software practice with controlled studies of agent interfaces, execution, communication, and adaptation.

01 / Publications

Publications & preprints

Public research from A2A Lab.
Full texts available on arXiv.

02 / Research

Four connected questions.

From the information an agent receives to the consequences of its actions.

Agent-facing software

What must software expose for an agent to work with it?

We study how business objects, current state, evidence, and available actions can support agents in completing and verifying work.

Governable execution

How can autonomy operate within clear authority?

We examine risk-sensitive execution, independent verification, action boundaries, and the records needed to trace responsibility.

Multi-agent coordination

How do agents influence one another through a shared environment?

We investigate communication and collaboration through shared resources, and how information moves between agents over time.

Self-evolving systems

How can systems observe and improve their own operation?

We study how agents can support software adaptation and maintenance, and how proposed changes can be evaluated before use.

03 / People

The researchers.

A shared research agenda in agent-native enterprise software, organizational AI governance, multi-agent coordination, accountability tracing, and human–AI collaboration.

04 / Contact

Get in touch.

Research collaboration, replication questions, and correspondence.

kaipan@a2alab.cn