A framework for dynamic information flow in mixed-initiative human/agent organizations

Applied Intelligence

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 283-298

  Burstein, Mark H ^a   Diller, David E ^a  

^a BBN TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent coordination; Agent interoperability; Information sharing; Mixed initiative; Multi agent systems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA PROCESSING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

AGENT COORDINATION; AGENT INTEROPERABILITY; INFORMATION SHARING; MIXED INITIATIVE;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 3543055717     PISSN: 0924669X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:APIN.0000021419.19822.a2     Document Type: Article

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