Naslov
A Survey of the Properties of Agents

Autori
Rabuzin Kornelije ; Maleković Mirko ; Bača Miroslav

Izvornik
Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences (0351-1804) 30 (2006), 1; 155-170

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, original scientific paper, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
agent; multi-agent system

Sažetak
In the past decade agent systems were considered to be as one of the major fields of study in Artificial Intelligence (AI) field. Many different definitions of agents were presented and several different approaches describing agency can be distinguished. While some authors have tried to define “ what” an agent really is, others have tried to identify agents by means of properties which they should possess. Most authors agree on these properties (at least basic set of properties) which are intrinsic to agents. Since agent's definitions are not consistent, we are going to give an overview and list the properties intrinsic to an agent. Many different adjectives were attached to the term agent as well and many different kinds of agents and different architectures emerged too. The aim of this paper it go give an overview of what was going on in the field while taking into consideration main streams and projects. We will also present some guidelines important when modelling agent systems and say something about security issues. Also, some problems which restrict the wider usage of agents exist will be mentioned too.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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