An abstract architecture for virtual organizations: The THOMAS approach

Knowledge and Information Systems

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 379-403

  Argente, Estefania ^a   Botti, Vicente ^a   Carrascosa, Carlos ^a   Giret, Adriana ^a   Julian, Vicente ^a   Rebollo, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agent infrastructures; Agent platforms; Multi agent systems; Virtual organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053897625     PISSN: 02191377     EISSN: 02193116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10115-010-0349-1     Document Type: Article

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