Intelligent Information Agents: The AgentLink Perspective

Matthias Klusch, Sonia Bergamaschi, Paolo Petta (auth.), Matthias Klusch, Sonia Bergamaschi, Pete Edwards, Paolo Petta (eds.)3540007598, 9783540007593

This book presents 10 chapters on various aspects of intelligent information agents contributed by members of the respective AgentLink special interest group.

The papers are organized in three parts on agent-based information systems, adaptive information agents, and coordination of information agents. Also included are a comprehensive introduction and surveys for each of the three parts.

Table of contents :
European Research and Development of Intelligent Information Agents: The AgentLink Perspective….Pages 1-21
MIKS : An Agent Framework Supporting Information Access and Integration….Pages 22-49
P icsel and Xyleme: Two Illustrative Information Integration Agents….Pages 50-78
Adaptive Information Extraction: Core Technologies for Information Agents….Pages 79-103
Agent-Based Distributed Data Mining: The KDEC Scheme….Pages 104-122
User Profiling with Privacy: A Framework for Adaptive Information Agents….Pages 123-151
Implicit Culture for Information Agents….Pages 152-164
From Physical Agents to Recommender Agents….Pages 165-178
Objective versus Subjective Coordination in the Engineering of Agent Systems….Pages 179-202
Sustainable Coordination….Pages 203-233
The Pragmatics of Software Agents: Analysis and Design of Agent Communication Languages….Pages 234-273