Intelligent Agent Software Engineering

Intelligent Agent Software Engineering

Valentina Plekhanova

Copyright: © 2003 |Pages: 256

ISBN13: 9781591400462|ISBN10: 1591400465|EISBN13: 9781591400844

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-046-2

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From theoretical and practical viewpoints, the application of intelligent software agents is a topic of major interest. There has been a growing interest not only in new methodologies for development of intelligent software agents, but also the way in which these methodologies can be supported by theories and practice. Intelligent Agent Software Engineering focuses on addressing the theories and practices associated with implementing intelligent software agents.

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Title Page

Copyright Page

Preface

Acknowledgments

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Chapter 1

Machine Learning for Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (pages 1-26)

Daniel Kudenko, Dimitar Kazakov, Eduardo Alonso

In order to be truly autonomous, agents need the ability to learn from and adapt to the environment and other agents. This chapter introduces key concepts of machine learning and how they apply to agent and multi-agent systems....

Chapter 2

Architectures for Cognitive and A-Life Agents (pages 27-48)

Darryl N. Davis

In this chapter, research into the nature of drives and motivations in computational agents is visited from a perspective drawing on artificial life and cognitive science. The background to this research is summarized in terms of the...

Chapter 3

SoFAR: An Agent Framework for Distributed Information Management (pages 49-67)

Luc Moreau, Norliza Zaini, Don Cruickshank, David De Roure

SoFAR, the Southampton Framework for Agent Research, is a versatile multiagent framework designed for Distributed Information Management tasks. SoFAR embraces the notion of proactivity as the opportunistic reuse of the services...

Chapter 4

A Formal Method for the Development of Agent-Based Systems (pages 68-98)

P. Kefalas, M. Holcombe, G. Eleftherakis, M. Gheorghe

Recent advances in testing and verification of software based on formal specifications of the system to be built have reached a point where the ideas can be applied in a powerful way in the design of agent-based systems. The software...

Chapter 5

Engineering Emotionally Intelligent Agents (pages 99-117)

Penny Baillie, Mark Toleman, Dickson Lukose

Interacting with intelligence in an ever-changing environment calls for exceptional performances from artificial beings. One mechanism explored to produce intuitive-like behavior in artificial intelligence applications is emotion....

Chapter 6

Evolutionary Computation as a Paradigm for Engineering Emergent Behaviour in Multi-Agent Systems (pages 118-136)

Robert E. Smith, Claudio Bonacina

In the multi-agent system (MAS) context, the theories and practices of evolutionary computation (EC) have new implications, particularly with regard to engineering and shaping system behaviors. Thus, it is important that we consider...

Chapter 7

The Logic Behind Negotiation: From Pre-Argument Reasoning to Argument-Based Negotiation (pages 137-159)

Luis Brito, Paulo Novais, Jose Neves

The use of agents in Electronic Commerce environments leads to the necessity to introduce some formal analysis and definitions. A four-step method is introduced for developing EC-directed agents, which are able to take into account...

Chapter 8

Designing Agent-Based Process Systems-Extending the OPEN Process Framework (pages 160-190)

J. Debenham, B. Henderson-Sellers

Originally a development methodology targeted at object technology, the OPEN Process Framework (OPF) is found to be a successful basis for extensions that support agent-oriented software development. Here we describe the process...

Chapter 9

Toward an Organization-Oriented Design Methodology for Agent Societies (pages 191-212)

Virginia Dignum, Hans Weigand

In this chapter, we present a framework for the design of agent societies that considers the influence of social organizational aspects on the functionality and objectives of the agent society and specifies the development steps for...

Chapter 10

Cooperation Between Agents to Evolve Complete Programs (pages 213-228)

Ricardo Aler, David Camacho, Alfredo Moscardini

In this paper, we present a multiagent system approach with the purpose of building computer programs. Each agent in the multiagent system will be in charge of evolving a part of the program, which in this case, can be the main body...

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