Title :
Inter-agent operations in cooperating knowledge based systems
Author_Institution :
DAKE Centre, Keele Univ., UK
Abstract :
A cooperating knowledge based system (CKBS) is a collection of autonomous, often heterogeneous, knowledge based systems (or agents), which cooperate together in solving complex problems in a decentralised environment. This is a new area of research where ideas from distributed databases and distributed AI can be blended together for better systems. Compared to multidatabase systems, query decomposition in CKBS is dynamic and may additionally involve execution-time negotiation. The author investigates some inter-agent operational issues in CKBS, and presents a technique for the resolution of rule conflicts and a model for consensus formation in paper selection based on the diverse opinions of referees. This work has been carried out as part of the COSMOS Collaboration in the UK
Keywords :
database theory; deductive databases; distributed databases; knowledge based systems; CKBS; COSMOS Collaboration; autonomous heterogeneous databases; conflict resolution; consensus formation model; cooperating knowledge based system; decentralised environment; distributed AI; distributed databases; execution-time negotiation; inter-agent operation; multidatabase systems; query decomposition; rule conflicts; Artificial intelligence; Collaborative work; Displays; Distributed databases; File servers; Hardware; Intelligent systems; Knowledge based systems; Large Hadron Collider; Robot sensing systems;
Conference_Titel :
Interoperability in Multidatabase Systems, 1991. IMS '91. Proceedings., First International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2205-9
DOI :
10.1109/IMS.1991.153713
