Innovations in multi-agent systems

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1089-1115

  Tweedale, J ^a   Ichalkaranje, N ^b   Sioutis, C ^b   Jarvis, B ^b   Consoli, A ^b   Phillips Wren, G ^c  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Belief, Desire, and Intension (BDI); Decision Support System (DSS); Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DIA); Human Computer Interface (HCI); Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS); Multi Agent Systems (MAS); Observe, Orient, Decide and Act (OODA); Procedural Reasoning System (PRS)

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING; USER INTERFACES;

BELIEF, DESIRE, AND INTENSION (BDI); DISTRIBUTED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (DIA); INTELLIGENT DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (IDSS); OBSERVE, ORIENT, DECIDE AND ACT (OODA); PROCEDURAL REASONING SYSTEM (PRS);

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 33947668867     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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