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Tables of Contents for Intelligent Agents and Their Applications
Agent-based intelligent information dissemination in dynamically changing environments
H. Sevay and
C. Tsatsoulis
Overview of the Anticipator
4
1
The Anticipator in an information dissemination system
5
1
Profile variable definitions7
1
Instantiation rules7
1
Information requests8
1
Event rules9
1
Parameterized information requests
12
2
Event monitoring agents
14
4
Event types14
1
Time-driven events14
1
Data-driven events15
1
Time-driven event monitoring agents16
1
Data-driven event monitoring agents17
1
Acknowledgments25
1
References25
2
Automating human information agents
S. FranklinHuman information agents
27
2
Global workspace theory
30
2
``Conscious'' software agents
32
1
Perception38
1
Associative memory39
2
``Consciousness''41
1
Action selection42
3
Constraint satisfaction45
1
Deliberation in action46
3
Voluntary action49
3
Language generation52
1
References54
5
Knowledge robots for knowledge workers: self learning agents connecting information and skills
J. Hasebrook L. Erasmus and
G. Doeben-Henisch
If it works, it's not AI
62
3
The artificial environment
76
2
References79
4
Ontologies in Web intelligence
N. Zhong
Representation and categories of ontologies
84
2
Ontologies for Web intelligence
86
4
The roles of ontologies86
3
Ontology languages89
1
Automatic construction of ontologies
90
7
Text classification91
2
Generation of ontology93
3
Refinement of ontology96
1
Acknowledgment97
1
References97
4
Software agents for Internet-based systems and their design
H.H. Pham
Principles of Internet agent-based systems
103
4
Internet-based components103
1
Agent-based components104
1
Internet-agent integration105
2
Classifications of Internet agent-based systems
107
6
Task paradigm107
1
Agent type paradigm108
2
Architecture paradigm110
3
Communication and coordination in Internet agent-based systems
113
5
Procedures and technologies for designing Internet agent-based systems
118
2
Internet agents for system design
120
3
An IAS for inventory control123
1
Inventory management problem and its solution123
2
Build IAS architecture125
2
Define computing platform127
1
Design agents128
1
Build communication system129
1
Coordinate components129
1
Analyze and evaluate IAS130
1
An IAS for E-marketplace131
1
E-marketplace problem with special focuses and its solution132
1
Build IAS architecture132
1
Define computing platform133
1
Design agents134
4
Build communication system138
1
Coordinate components139
1
Analyze and evaluate IAS140
2
Acknowledgments142
1
References142
7
Compositional design and maintenance of broker agents
C.M. Jonker and
J. Treur
Electronic commerce and brokering
151
1
Compositional design of the generic broker agent
152
5
Compositional design of multi-agent systems152
1
Process composition152
1
Knowledge composition153
1
Relation between process composition and knowledge composition154
1
Design of the generic broker agent154
3
Generic and domain specific knowledge
157
5
Agent specific task: determine proposals157
1
Agent interaction management158
1
Incoming communication158
2
Outgoing communication160
1
Own process control161
1
World-interaction management162
1
Maintenance of world and maintenance of agent information162
1
Basic functionalities depending on the agent's knowledge163
2
Reactive, pro-active, and other forms of behavior165
2
Maintenance by communication
167
2
Communication of maintenance knowledge167
1
Controlling maintenance in own process control168
1
Acknowledgments170
1
References170
3
Collective behavior evolution in a group of cooperating agents
J. Liu and
J. Wu
Related work174
1
Ant systems174
1
Collective behavior learning174
2
Application of genetic algorithms in robotics176
1
The organization of the chapter177
1
What is the collective behavior of an ant system?178
1
What is group behavior learning?179
1
The proposed approach
180
2
The basic ideas180
1
The ants181
1
Performance criterion for collective object-moving181
1
Evolving a collective object-moving behavior181
1
Collective object-moving by applying repulsive forces
182
11
A model of artificial repulsive forces182
2
Moving force and the resulting motion of an object184
1
Chromosome representation185
1
Fitness function186
1
Experiments with simulated ants187
1
Task environment187
1
Simulation results187
2
Generation of a collective moving behavior189
1
Adaptation to new goals189
2
Discussions191
2
Collective object-moving by exerting external contact forces and torques
193
17
Interaction between three ants and an object193
1
Case 1: moving a round object194
1
Moving position and direction194
1
Moving force and torque194
1
Case 2: Moving a square object195
1
The coordinate system195
1
Moving force and torque196
1
Chromosome representation196
1
Fitness functions197
1
Experiments with simulated ants198
1
Task environment198
1
Adaptation to new goals198
1
Simulation results198
7
Adaptation to dynamically changing goals205
3
Discussions208
2
Acknowledgments212
1
References213
4
Applications of information agent systems
M. Klusch X.-J. Burckert P. Funk A. Gerber and
C. Russ
Holonic agents for telematics
220
5
TELETRUCK - a dispatch support system220
2
TeleService - mobile agents for remote applications222
3
CASA: agents for mobile integrated commerce in forestry and agriculture
225
7
Motivation225
1
CASA agents and services226
1
Holonic agent system of the CASA ITN226
2
Agent-based services of the CASA ITN228
1
Application scenarios229
1
Mobile timber sales: services, interactions, and agents229
2
Relevant holonic agents in the MHS scenario231
1
Implementation231
1
MAS-R/3: a multi-agent coordination infrastructure for retail supply webs
232
7
Motivation232
1
The supply web application domain233
2
Agentification of supply web entities235
1
Warehouse agents236
1
Supply web coordination236
1
Coordination policies236
1
The supply web coordination server237
1
Market-based supply web coordination mechanisms238
1
Future work on MAS-R/3239
1
Agent-based support of software repositories
239
11
Motivation239
1
Domain characteristics and system requirements240
2
The repository REPTIL242
1
Archive-based agent in the development environment242
1
The agent in the REPTIL environment243
1
The agent-based approach244
1
Agents at the REPTIL site244
1
Agents at the archiving server244
1
Implementation details245
1
Future work on REPTIL245
1
Acknowledgments246
1
References246
4
The use of virtual worlds and animated personas to improve healthcare knowledge and self-care behavior: the case of the Heart-Sense game
B.G. Silverman J. Holmes S. Kimmel C. Branas D. Ivins R. Weaver
Behavioral and knowledge issues in healthcare250
1
Role for interactive learning systems in the national health picture251
1
Overview of game simulators and virtual personas251
2
Rationale for using the selected domain253
1
Behavioral theory as applied to delay in seeking care for heart attack symptoms254
3
Instructionist vs. constructivist pedagogy257
1
The engage-instruct-construct-persist training plan258
2
Interactive learning systems and virtual world
260
4
The case base261
1
The simulator262
1
The graphical user interface263
1
Animated personas and emotive-cognitive architecture
264
7
Affect theory and emotive drives265
2
Merging emotions into higher affect to support cognition267
2
Task, plan, and decision processor269
1
Behavior generator270
1
Evaluation of results and next steps
276
10
Conclusion and next steps
286
9
Contributions to date286
2
Next steps288
1
Acknowledgments288
1
References288
7
Using agents to build a practical implementation of the INCA (Intelligent Community Alarm) system
M. Beer W. Huang and
A. Sixsmith
The problem area addressed300
2
Developing an individual care plan302
1
Positive care302
2
Emergency support304
1
Care management305
2
The design of the conversation classes
307
4
The benefits of using agents for INCA
311
2
Constructing the demonstrator
313
9
Developing conversation class model using UML313
1
Phases of the ZEUS design methodology314
6
User interface design320
2
The agent realization process322
1
Implementing the graphical user interfaces323
1
Acknowledgments325
1
References326
3
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