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Engineering Societies in the Agents World III Third International Workshop, ESAW 2002, Madrid, Spain, September 16-17, 2002, Revised Papers

The characteristics of software systems are undergoing dramatic changes. We are moving rapidly into the age of ubiquitous information services. Persistent computing systems are being embedded in everyday objects. They interact in an autonomouswaywith eachother to provideus with increasinglycomplexse...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Petta, Paolo (Editor), Tolksdorf, Robert (Editor), Zambonelli, Franco (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
Series:Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence
Subjects:
Computer Communication Networks
Software Engineering
Programming Techniques
Computer Programming
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Networks 
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Views
  • A Discussion of Two Major Benefits of Using Agents in Software Development
  • Signs of a Revolution in Computer Science and Software Engineering
  • Models
  • Rationality, Autonomy and Coordination: The Sunk Costs Perspective
  • A Normative and Intentional Agent Model for Organisation Modelling
  • Simulating Computational Societies
  • Co-Fields: Towards a Unifying Approach to the Engineering of Swarm Intelligent Systems
  • A Schema for Specifying Computational Autonomy
  • Activity Theory as a Framework for MAS Coordination
  • An Operational Framework for the Semantics of Agent Communication Languages
  • Access-as-you-need: A Computational Logic Framework for Accessing Resources in Artificial Societies
  • Motivating Participation in Peer to Peer Communities
  • Engineering
  • ADELFE: A Methodology for Adaptive Multi-agent Systems Engineering
  • Evaluating Multi-agent System Architectures: A Case Study Concerning Dynamic Resource Allocation
  • Engineering Agent Systems for Decision Support
  • Co-ordinating Heterogeneous Interactions in Systems Composed of Active Human and Agent Societies
  • Modelling and Design
  • SABPO: A Standards Based and Pattern Oriented Multi-agent Development Methodology
  • Modelling a Multi-agent System Environment
  • Towards a Methodology for Coordination Mechanism Selection in Open Systems
  • Specification by Refinement and Agreement: Designing Agent Interaction Using Landmarks and Contracts
  • An Agent and Goal-Oriented Approach for Virtual Enterprise Modelling: A Case Study

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