Research on anthropomorphic agent interfaces has produced widely divergent results. We suggest that this is due to insufficient consideration of key factors that influence the perception and effectiveness of agent-based interfaces. We propose a framework for studying anthropomorphic agents that can systematize the research. The framework emphasizes features of the agent, the user, and the task ...

This work presents a mechanism for the management of network tasks, based on the technology of Intelligent Agents applied to a project of Telemedicine in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).The telemedicine system provides the real time acquisition and analysis of physiological data of patients, the graphical visualisation of these data and their transmission to a central system charged with the collec...

In this paper, we present an agent-based annotation model for narrative media. This model borrows from agent theories to describe the behavior of characters in stories, with the long-term goal of building annotated resources for the evaluation, design and editing of virtual agents.

Exhaustive state space exploration based verification of cyber-physical system designs remains a challenge despite five decades of active research into formal verification. On the other hand, models of intelligent automotive cyber-physical systems continue to grow in complexity. The testing of intelligent automotive models often uses human subjects, is expensive, and can not be performed unless...

Designing Distributed Learning Environments with Intelligent Software Agents discusses a possible solution to this problem. Using agents as an abstraction tool or a metaphor for the design and construction of distance-learning systems provides novel possibilities in delivering user-focused elearning content. Furthermore, the book presents the agent-oriented approach as a way to address the comp...

Both workflow and agent technology have recently been applied to business process management. The integration of these two technologies will definitely provide solutions to the problems not to be solved by any of them. This paper summaries the capabilities of these two technologies and discusses the forms and their benefits of integrating them for business process management. Generally, agent e...

The concepts of activity and activity graphs are introduced. The notion of activity is a versatile tool for modeling in general. We will focus on applications to knowledge-based engineering and model-driven programming. The combinatory model is suitable for modeling intelligent agents acting on (a subset) of the feature-based design and manufacturing processes. This is an instance of a more gen...

This paper introduces an agent-based model in which selfinterest intelligent agents are adaptive. Agents can either go to find resources in the environment or mine the resources found. Agents trade information about resources in a market. A biased learning mechanism is introduced to update agents’ capabilities of mining and searching. The learning mechanism plays a vital role in the specializat...

The paper describes an agent-based system, MEDICAL_MAS, developed for medical diagnosis. The architecture proposed for the system includes mainly two types of agents: personal agents and information searching agents. Each type of personal agent corresponds to the humans involved in the medical diagnosis and treatment process (i.e. the patient, the physician, the nurse). The information searchin...

Emerging technologies, such as intelligent agents, avatars, and distributed environments offer new opportunities for the improvement of business games used for training decision makers. The advent of these technologies also creates new challenges to game developers and training consultants. We investigate these opportunities and offer suggestions on how to better address technical and pedagogic...