Title :
Autonomous agent technology
Author_Institution :
GMD-FOKUS, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
The first question addressed in the paper is “Why and how agent technology supports the design and implementation of Autonomous Decentralised Systems?” Subsequently, based on the main characteristics of the intelligent and mobile agents we assess the specific support agent technology collectively can offer. Finally a glimpse into the future of this technology is given. A critical evaluation of the agent technology vs. the traditional distributed object technology and RPC is undertaken throughout the paper in order to foresee possible introduction and evolution scenarios. The paper merely focuses on the aspects relevant to the providers of infoware technology, frameworks and products
Keywords :
artificial intelligence; distributed object management; mobile robots; object-oriented programming; software agents; autonomous agent technology; autonomous decentralised systems; distributed object technology; infoware technology; mobile agents; Autonomous agents; Cost function; Electrical capacitance tomography; Globalization; Intelligent agent; Postal services; Privacy; Security; Space technology; Supply chains;
Conference_Titel :
Autonomous Decentralized Systems, 1999. Integration of Heterogeneous Systems. Proceedings. The Fourth International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0137-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISADS.1999.838443
