Title :
A multi-agent system supporting cooperative work done by persons and machines
Author :
Moulin, Bernard ; Chaib-draa, Brahim ; Cloutier, Louis
Author_Institution :
Dept. d´´Inf., Laval Univ., Ste. Foy, Que., Canada
Abstract :
An approach to model group interactions involving persons and machines is presented. It is based on a language/action perspective where a conversation corresponds to a script of interactions which takes place among a group of agents performing speech acts as well as ordinary acts. These speech acts and ordinary acts are discussed along with two main knowledge structures, the communication/action structures and the decision space, which represent agents´ mental attitudes, plans, and communication activities
Keywords :
distributed processing; groupware; interactive systems; man-machine systems; planning (artificial intelligence); agents´ mental attitudes; artificial intelligent; communication/action structures; cooperative work; decision space; group interaction model; human-computer systems; interactive systems; knowledge structures; multiagent system; planning; Collaborative work; Decision making; Expert systems; Humans; Information systems; Intelligent agent; Meeting planning; Multiagent systems; Natural languages; Speech;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, 1991. 'Decision Aiding for Complex Systems, Conference Proceedings., 1991 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Charlottesville, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0233-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.1991.169960
