We describe a language and protocol intended to support interoperability among intelligent agents in a distributed application. Examples of applications envisioned include intelligent multi-agent design systems as well as intelligent planning, scheduling and replanning agents supporting distributed transportation planning and scheduling applications. The language, KQML for Knowledge Query and M...

This paper discusses the use of intelligent Internet agents as essential tools for automating financial analysis functions in the virtual world. Several important characteristic features of intelligent agents are discussed, including autonomy, communication ability, collaboration, and mobility. This paper focuses on developing a new intelligent agent called FRAANK – Financial Reporting and Audi...

The Semantic Web has been recently developed to provide end users with suitable tools and strategies to process information from their Web pages. The Intelligent Semantic Web Services is a new approach aimed at extending Semantic Web capabilities for Services by applying Artificial Intelligence techniques while maintaining the good properties of the standard Semantic Web schemes. However, many ...

Metaglue is an extension to the Java programming language that provides very high-level support for writing groups of small software agents that interact with one another. Metaglue was developed as part of the AI Lab’s Intelligent Room Project. The Intelligent Room has literally dozens of hardware and software components that run on a variety of networked workstations. We needed a system that c...

The difficulty of designing and developing more useable and costeffective intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) has caused the realization of some new approaches in that field, the realization of intelligent tutoring shells authoring tools. Our starting point and perspective on developing ITSs shell is motivated by issues of pragmatics and usability. The paper describes pedagogical aspects and th...

This paper focuses on value co-creation in the context of cyber-physical systems (CPSs). We investigate how value is co-created in the mining and construction industry, where the intelligent equipment are examples of CPSs. We take an interpretive research approach and study a global corporation, which manufactures tools and equipment for the mining and construction industry. The data collection...

New and increasing competitive pressures derived from opening market, consumer growing behavior and global trade patterns have a strong exposure that the agricultural products sector faces many types of uncertainty and price volatility. Consequently, the risk associated with price uncertainties has been wreaked havoc on the financial performance of the agricultural products stakeholders. An int...

one of the basic adjustments in application of agricultural implements, particularly tillage tools, is their work in a leveled state while in operation. throughout the ongoing research, and by application of electronic and hydraulic circuits, an intelligent system was designed, developed and evaluated. the device is expected to perform the plow longitudinal as well as lateral adjustments at the...

todays, decision makers in the organization need toconstantly monitor changes in the environment and organization andmake necessary changes. therefore knowledge about the environmentand organization is necessary in decision making. knowledgemanagement is a key factor for competitive business environment andorganizations are investing heavily in creating centralized knowledgerepositories to impr...

the subject under investigation has been electronic learning (e-learning) or electronic education (e-education), specifically concentrating on virtual university. virtual university has been the subject of much debate in recent years. in short, the concept of virtual university denotes a learning/educational system/environment based on internet where higher education is promoted using tools and...