Solving complex computational problems using multiagents implemented in hardware

Computing in Science and Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 54-63

  Naji, Hamid Reza ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE; VHSIC HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGE;

AGENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; ELECTRIC SHIP EQUIPMENT; FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAYS (FPGA); FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES; LINGUISTICS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; QUERY LANGUAGES;

COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES;

EID: 50649090258     PISSN: 15219615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCSE.2008.121     Document Type: Article

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