Software agents, agent systems and their applications (IOS Press, 2012)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Seen by many as the next revolution in software development for large, complex, distributed systems, agent systems represent one of the more exciting research areas in computer science. With the development of powerful personal devices, the vision of a personal agent now seems increasingly appealing too. It can even be claimed that intelligent software agents will eventually become an essential part of Web 4.0. Software agents are finding their way into areas such as environmental security, climate change, seismic safety, epidemic prevention, detection and response, computer emergency response
SOFTWARE AGENTS, AGENT SYSTEMS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS; Contents; Introduction; Part I -- Foundations; Modeling Multi-Agent Systems with AML; JADE: Java Agents DEvelopment Framework; Jadex Active Components Framework; Wireless Sensor Networks and Software Agents; Multi-Agent Planning; Security and Anonymity in Agent Systems; Part II -- Applications; Multi-Agent Systems -- Theory, Approaches and NASA Applications; Agent-based Control for Multi-UAV Information Collection; Implementing GliderAgent -- an agent-based decision support system for glider pilots