Semiotics, multi-agent systems and organizations

Author

Gazendam, Henk W M ; Jorna, Rene J.

Author_Institution

Fac. of Manage. & Organ., Groningen Univ., Netherlands

fYear

1998

fDate

14-17 Sep 1998

Firstpage

84

Lastpage

89

Abstract

This paper studies the plausibility of theoretical choices in the construction of multi-agent systems. A main problem in the construction of psychologically plausible computer agents is the integration of response function systems with representational systems. Philosophically, one has to choose between realism and constructivism. Organizationally, the ecology, topology and coordination mechanisms based on language and knowledge offer the most intriguing perspective

Keywords

multi-agent systems; philosophical aspects; psychology; software agents; constructivism; ecology; multiple agent systems; organizations; philosophical aspects; psychology; realism; representational systems; response function systems; semiotics; topology; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Computer architecture; Environmental factors; Humans; Multiagent systems; Organisms; Parallel processing; Psychology; Topology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Control (ISIC), 1998. Held jointly with IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA), Intelligent Systems and Semiotics (ISAS), Proceedings

Conference_Location

Gaithersburg, MD

ISSN

2158-9860

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4423-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISIC.1998.713640

Filename

713640