Applications of self-organising multi-agent systems: An initial framework for comparison

Informatica (Ljubljana)

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-82

  Bernon, Carole ^a   Chevrier, Vincent ^b   Hilaire, Vincent ^c   Marrow, Paul ^d  

^a IRIT   (France)

^b LORIA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE BELFORT MONTBÉLIARD   (France)

^d BT Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applications; Multi agent system; Self organisation; Software

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMPLEX PROBLEMS; INDIVIDUAL AGENTS; SELF-ORGANISATION; SOCIAL LAWS;

SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

EID: 33144471172     PISSN: 03505596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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