A Multi-Agent architecture for intelligent gathering systems

AI Communications

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-32

  Camacho, David ^a   Aler, Ricardo ^a   Borrajo, Daniel ^a   Molina, José M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agent architectures; Information gathering; Multi Agent systems; WEB based systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WORLD WIDE WEB;

AGENT ARCHITECTURE; INFORMATION GATHERING; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; WEB-BASED SYSTEMS;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

EID: 21144436026     PISSN: 09217126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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