An Introduction To Multiagent Systems

✍ Scribed by Michael Wooldridge

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 368
• Edition: 1st
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Multiagent systems represent a new way of conceptualising and implementing distributed software. An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems is the first modern textbook on this important topic. It provides a comprehensive introduction to intelligent agents and multiagent systems. The book assumes no specialist knowledge. It introduces the idea of agents as software systems that can act autonomously, and leads the reader through a detailed discussion of: ways that agents can be built
how agents can reach agreements
the languages that agents can use to communicate with one-another
co-operation and co-ordination in agent systems
and
the applications of agent technology. Designed and written specifically for undergraduates and computing professionals, the book is supported by extensive online teaching resources, including a complete set of lecture slides. Illustrated with many informal examples, and packed with more than 500 references, An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems is a must-read for students and practitioners of agent systems alike.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Introduction......Page 20
Intelligent Agents......Page 34
Deductive Reasoning Agents......Page 66
Practical Reasoning Agents......Page 84
Reactive and Hybrid Agents......Page 108
Multiagent Interactions......Page 124
Reaching Agreements......Page 148
Communication......Page 182
Working Together......Page 208
Methodologies......Page 244
Applications......Page 264
Logics for Multiagent Systems......Page 286
Appendix A - A History Lesson......Page 322
Afterword......Page 336
References......Page 338
Index......Page 362
BackCover......Page 368

✦ Subjects

Информатика и вычислительная техника;Проектирование информационных систем;