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An Investigation Into The Concepts And Applicability Of Agent Technologies, Anne White
An Investigation Into The Concepts And Applicability Of Agent Technologies, Anne White
Theses
The software world is one of great richness and diversity
Even though the concept of software agents date back to the days of AI (Artificial Intelligence) work (1970’s) the word “Agent” is currently in vogue in the computing press and computer science communities.
This thesis presents a review of the ongoing evolution of software agents, places agents in context within today’s software domain, and takes a closer look at the ongoing debate of what really constitutes an '"Agenf\ The numerous dimensions of classification are studied and an opinion of the attributes that an agent should encompass is put forward. Leading …