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Title Software agents and soft computing : towards enhancing machine intelligence : concepts and applications / Hyacinth S. Nwana, Nader Azarmi (eds.)
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1997]
©1997

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Description xiv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Lecture notes in computer science ; 1198.. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence
Lecture notes in computer science ; 1198
Lecture notes in computer science. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence.
Contents An Introduction to Agent Technology / H.S. Nwana and D.T. Ndumu -- Artificial Societies and Psychological Agents / S.N.K. Watt -- Co-ordination in Multi-Agent Systems / H.S. Nwana, L. Lee and N.R. Jennings -- Software Agent Technologies / H.S. Nwana and M. Wooldridge -- Information Agents for the World Wide Web / N.J. Davies, R. Weeks and M.C. Revett -- Multi-Agent Matchmaking / L. Foner and I.B. Crabtree -- An Application of Social Filtering to Movie Recommendation / D. Fisk -- Agents of Change in Business Process Management / P.D. O'Brien and M.E. Wiegand -- Agents, Mobility and Multimedia Information / R. Titmuss, I.B. Crabtree and C.S. Winter -- A Real-Life Experiment in Creating an Agent Marketplace / A. Chavez, D. Dreilinger and R. Guttman [and others] -- The Roles of Fuzzy Logic and Soft Computing in the Conception, Design and Deployment of Intelligent Systems / L.A. Zadeh
Summary This carefully arranged book is mainly based on work done by the Intelligent Systems Research Group at BT Laboratories, essentially in cooperation with internationally leading scientists from outside BT. It opens with a detailed introduction surveying the area and putting the work presented in context. Conceptual issues surrounding intelligent agents and multi-agent systems are investigated and the practical and industrial applicability of this exciting new technology is demonstrated. One section is devoted to the rationale, philosophy, and techniques of the emerging area of soft computing. The final section outlines the broader context in dealing with machine intelligence in general and intelligent software systems in particular
Notes ANALYTIC
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Also available in print
Print version record
Lecture notes in computer science. no:1198 0302-9743
Subject Artificial intelligence.
Intelligent agents (Computer software)
Soft computing.
Author Azarmi, Nader.
Nwana, Hyacinth Sama.
LC no. 97000878
ISBN 3540625607 (alk. paper)