Software Agent-based Applications, Platforms And Development Kits

by Unland, Rainer

• ISBN13: 9783764373474
• ISBN10: 3764373474
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-16
• Publisher: Birkhauser

Summary

This book introduces major agent platforms, frameworks, systems, tools, and applications. Each system is described by their developers in sufficient detail so that the reader can get a good understanding of the architecture, functionality, and application areas of the system. All systems are running systems. One main focus of the book lies on agent platforms and toolkits. They form the basis for the development of agent-based systems, thus, are a convenient starting point for everybody who wants to apply agent technology. Another focus lies on agent-based applications. These systems prove that agent technology is mature enough to permit the development of sophisticated applications, like electronic marketplaces, environments for computer-supported cooperative work, or transportation systems.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Agent Tool Kits I (Platforms)
The JADE Platform and Experiences with Mobile MAS Applications	1	(20)
Fabio Bellifemine
Giovanni Caire
Giosue Vitaglione
Giovanni Rimassa
Dominic Greenwood
A-globe: Agent Development Platform with Inaccessibility and Mobility Support	21	(26)
David Sislak
Martin Rehak
Michal Pechoucek
Milan Rollo
Dusan Pavlicek
Supporting Agent Development in Erlang through the eXAT Platform	47	(26)
Antonella Di Stefano
Corrado Santoro
Agent Tool Kits II (Development Environments)
Living Systems® Technology Suite	73	(22)
Giovanni Rimassa
Monique Calisti
Martin E. Kernland
Multi Agent System Development Kit	95	(26)
Vladimir Gorodetsky
Oleg Karsaev
Vladimir Samoylov
Victor Konushy
Evgeny Mankov
Alexey Malyshev
An Integrated Development Environment for Electronic Institutions	121	(22)
Josep Lluis Arcos
Marc Esteva
Pablo Noriega
Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Aguilar
Carles Sierra
Agent Tool Kits III (Frameworks)
Jadex: A BDI-Agent System Combining Middleware and Reasoning	143	(26)
Lars Braubach
Alexander Pokahr
Winfried Lamersdorf
Component Agent Framework For Non-Experts (CAFnE) Toolkit	169	(28)
Gaya Jayatilleke
Lin Padgham
Michael Winikoff
Tools for the Integration of Web-Services and Agent Technology
The WSDL2 Agent Tool	197	(26)
Laszlo Zsolt Varga
Akos Hajnal
Zsolt Werner
WS2JADE: A Tool for Runtime Deployment and Control of Web Services as JADE Agent Services	223	(30)
Xuan Thang Nguyen
Ryszard Kowalczyk
Mohan Baruwal Chhetri
Alasdair Grant
Tool Support for Agent Communication and Negotiation
A System for Analysis of Multi-Issue Negotiation	253	(28)
Tibor Bosse
Catholijn M. Jonker
Lourens van der Meij
Valentin Robu
Jan Treur
Fuzzy Man: An Agent-Based E-Marketplace with a Voice and Mobile User Interface	281	(26)
Frank Teuteberg
Iouri Loutchko
Efficient Agent Communication in Wireless Environments	307	(24)
Heikki Helin
Mikko Laukkanen
Mobile Agent Tool Kits
AMETAS - The Asynchronous MEssage Transfer Agent System	331	(26)
Michael Zapf
Tracy: An Extensible Plugin-Oriented Software Architecture for Mobile Agent Toolkits	357	(26)
Peter Braun
Ingo Muller
Tino Schlegel
Steffen Kern
Volkmar Schau
Wilhelm Rossak
Applications of Agent Technology
The Packet-World: A Test Bed for Investigating Situated Multi-Agent Systems	383	(26)
Danny Weyns
Alexander Helleboogh
Tom Holvoet
Decommitment in a Competitive Multi-Agent Transportation Setting	409	(24)
Pieter Jan 't Hoen
Valentin Robu
Han La Poutre
Teamworker: An Agent-Based Support System for Mobile Task Execution	433	(16)
Habin Lee
Patrik Mihailescu
John Shepherdson
Author index	449