An application of formal argumentation: Fusing Bayesian networks in multi-agent systems

Artificial Intelligence

Volumn 171, Issue 10-15, 2007, Pages 754-775

  Nielsen, Søren Holbech ^a   Parsons, Simon ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Application; Argument in agent systems; Argumentation frameworks; Bayesian networks

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

AGENT SYSTEMS; ARGUMENTATION FRAMEWORKS; FORMAL ARGUMENTATION;

FORMAL LOGIC;

EID: 34548020512     PISSN: 00043702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.artint.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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