Infrastructure for Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Scalable Multi-Agent Systems

Omer F. Rana

ISBN 10: 354042315X / ISBN 13: 9783540423157

Published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Jun 2001, 2001

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Neuware -Building research grade multi-agent systems usually involves a broad variety of software infrastructure ingredients like planning, scheduling, coordination, communication, transport, simulation, and module integration technologies and as such constitutes a great challenge to the individual researcher active in the area.The book presents a collection of papers on approaches that will help make deployed and large scale multi-agent systems a reality. The first part focuses on available infrastructure and requirements for constructing research-grade agents and multi-agent systems. The second part deals with support in infrastructure and software development methods for multi-agent systems that can directly support coordination and management of large multi-agent communities; performance analysis and scalability techniques are needed to promote deployment of multi-agent systems to professionals in software engineering and information technology. 320 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Infrastructure for Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Scalable Multi-Agent Systems
• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg Jun 2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 354042315X
• ISBN 13: 9783540423157
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Building research grade multi-agent systems usually involves a broad variety of software infrastructure ingredients like planning, scheduling, coordination, communication, transport, simulation, and module integration technologies and as such constitutes a great challenge to the individual researcher active in the area.
The book presents a collection of papers on approaches that will help make deployed and large scale multi-agent systems a reality. The first part focuses on available infrastructure and requirements for constructing research-grade agents and multi-agent systems. The second part deals with support in infrastructure and software development methods for multi-agent systems that can directly support coordination and management of large multi-agent communities; performance analysis and scalability techniques are needed to promote deployment of multi-agent systems to professionals in software engineering and information technology.