The main purpose of SIGMA is to provide a forum for discussion and collaboration between researchers and industry on the topic of intelligent and mobile agents in telecommunications and the Internet.
The overall aim of SIGMA is to:
- Raise awareness within industry of the value of mobile agent technology and applications based thereof.
- Demonstrate the potential of this technology for solving industry and research problems.
- Facilitate the transfer of agent technology, skills, standards, and best practice from academia to industry.
- Provide feedback on industrial problems and requirements to agent researchers.
- Disseminate information on up-to-date research and development of agent technology.
- Engage in AgentLink's teaching and training activities on mobile agent related subjects.
- seed projects among SIG members
SIGMA strives to establish cooperation between both researchers and and industry, arrange contacts, and focus dispersed research and development efforts. Interdisciplinary work is particularly welcomed.
SIGMA collaborates with other AgentLink SIGs, and complements their work with a focus on mobile agents.
The primary means of communication within the SIG are the SIG's mailing list and Web site, as well as SIG meetings (1-2 per year). Meetings are organized usually in concomitence with AgentLink meetings, Conferences, Workshops and other events that are strongly related to the SIG's working area.
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