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Agent Technology

Foundations, Applications, and Markets

  • This is the first book providing a comprehensive introduction to agent technology *

  • The authors are first-rate scientists who have contributed enormously to agent technology research and design

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Applications of Intelligent Agents

      • N. R. Jennings, M. Wooldridge
      Pages 3-28
    3. A Brief Introduction to Software Agent Technology

      • H. S. Nwana, D. T. Ndumu
      Pages 29-47
  3. Vision Papers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
    2. Practical Design of Intelligent Agent Systems

      • P. C. Janca, D. Gilbert
      Pages 73-89
    3. Brokering the Info-Underworld

      • J. D. Foss
      Pages 105-123
  4. Systems and Their Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
    2. Rational Software Agents: From Theory to Practice

      • M. Georgeff, A. Rao
      Pages 139-160
    3. Agent-Oriented Techniques for Traffic and Manufacturing Applications: Progress Report

      • B. Burmeister, S. Bussmann, A. Haddadi, K. Sundermeyer
      Pages 161-174
    4. Co-operating Agents: Concepts and Applications

      • H. Haugeneder, D. Steiner
      Pages 175-202
    5. Intelligent Agents in Telecommunications

      • R. Weihmayer, H. Velthuijsen
      Pages 203-217
    6. Intelligent Agents in Portfolio Management

      • K. P. Sycara, D. Zeng, K. Decker
      Pages 267-281
    7. Adding Value with Intelligent Agents in Financial Services

      • D. Wenger, A. R. Probst
      Pages 303-325

About this book

Agents represent an exciting and promising new approach to building a wide range of software applications. Agents are autonomous problem-solving entities that are able to flexibly solve problems in complex, dynamic environments, without receiving permanent guidance from the user.
Agent Technology: Foundations, Applications and Markets is the first book to provide an integrative presentation of the issues, challenges and success of designing, building and using agent applications. The chapters presented are written by internationally leading authorities in the field. The book provides, for a general audience, a unique overview on agent technology applications, ranging from an introduction to the technical foundations to reports on dealing with specific agent systems in practice.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Electronic Engineering, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, London, UK

    Nicholas R. Jennings, Michael J. Wooldridge

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Agent Technology

  • Book Subtitle: Foundations, Applications, and Markets

  • Editors: Nicholas R. Jennings, Michael J. Wooldridge

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03678-5

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-63591-8Published: 25 February 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08344-0Published: 01 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03678-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 325

  • Topics: Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Communication Networks, IT in Business

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.00
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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