Ontologies in a multi-agent system for automated scheduling

Computing and Informatics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-177

  Gonzalez, Evelio J ^a   Hamilton, Alberto F ^a   Moreno, Lorenzo ^a   Marichal, Roberto L ^a   Toledo, Jonay ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Multi agent systems; Ontologies; Scheduling

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PLANNING; ROBOTICS; SCHEDULING;

ACADEMICS; ONTOLOGIES; RESEARCH EVALUATION; SCHEDULERS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 13544265393     PISSN: 13359150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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