Agent
by
Andras Micsik
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last modified
Apr 26, 2012 13:57
Definitions
| Term: <term> |
Domain: Cross-cutting issues | ||||
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| Engineering and Design (KM-ED) |
Adaptation and Monitoring (KM-AM) |
Quality Definition, Negotiation and
Assurance (KM-QA) |
Generic (domain independent) |
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| D o m a i n : L a y e r s |
Business Process Management (KM-BPM) |
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| Service Composition and
Coordination (KM-SC) |
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| Service Infrastructure (KM-SI) |
Agent-based cooperation and coordination is a way to establish adaptation mechanisms in a service infrastructure. [Micsik et al. 2009] | Specifically a software agent is a software component with the key properties [Wooldridge & Jennings 1995] of autonomy, reactivity, pro-activeness and ability to communicate with other software agents. | |||
| Generic (domain independent) |
An
entity that acts
or has the power to act for or in the place
of another as a representative [Webster].
In computer science, a software agent is a software program that acts for a user or other program in a relationship of agency, which derives from the Latin agere (to do): an agreement to act on one's behalf. Such "action on behalf of" implies the authority to decide which, if any, action is appropriate. [Wikipedia] |
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Competencies
- SZTAKI: Agent-based monitoring and adaptation; http://dsd.sztaki.hu; Andras
Micsik
References
- [Micsik et al. 2009] Micsik, András, Karaenke, Paul.
Agent-supported service management and monitoring for flexible
inter-enterprise cooperation. In Proc. of International Conference
on Research and Practical Issues of Enterprise Information Systems
(CONFENIS), 2009.
- [Wooldridge & Jennings 1995] M. Wooldridge, N.R. Jennings. Intelligent Agents: Theory and Practice. Knowledge Engineering Review, 1995.
- [Webster, 2012] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agent, Last checked in March. 2012
- [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_agent
