Agent software is a rapidly developing area of research. However, the overuse of the word
“agent” has tended to mask the fact that, in reality, there is a truly heterogeneous body of …

Agent technology has been considered as an important approach for developing distributed
intelligent manufacturing systems. A number of researchers have attempted to apply agent …

For a long time, humanity has pursued artificial intelligence (AI) equivalent to or surpassing
the human level, with AI agents considered a promising vehicle for this pursuit. AI agents are …

The concept of an agent has become important in both artificial intelligence (AT) and
mainstream computer science. Our aim in this paper is to point the reader at what we …

We present the Met Office Hadley Centre's sea ice and sea surface temperature (SST) data
set, HadISST1, and the nighttime marine air temperature (NMAT) data set, HadMAT1 …

Abstract JADE (Java Agent Development Framework) is a software framework to make easy
the development of multi-agent applications in compliance with the FIPA specifications …

It is not unusual in the information technology (IT) literature to see different perspectives
expressed on the same technology, particularly when it is of critical concern as an …

JADE is a software framework to develop agent applications in compliance with the FIPA
specifications for interoperable intelligent multi-agent systems. The goal is to simplify …

This paper describes the design of and experimentation with the Knowledge Query and
Manipulation Language (KQML), a new language and protocol for exchanging information …

College students (in Experiment 1) and 7th-grade students (in Experiment 2) learned how to
design the roots, stem, and leaves of plants to survive in 8 different environments through a …