Causal maps: Theory, implementation, and practical applications in multiagent environments

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1201-1217

  Chaib Draa, Brahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent and multiagent systems; Causal maps; Cognitive maps; Decision support; Knowledge base management; Tools and supports

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEMANTICS;

COGNITIVE MAPS;

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036858117     PISSN: 10414347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TKDE.2002.1047761     Document Type: Article

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