Contents:
Introduction to intelligent
agents and multi-agent systems. Basic concepts of agents and multi-agent
systems. Theories of agency, agent architectures and agent-oriented
programming languages. Formal BDI models. The Procedural Reasoning
System (PRS) and related agent architectures. Java implementations
of PRS. Agent communication languages (including standards). KQML
and FIPA standards for agent communication. Content languages. Ontologies.
Multi-agent organisation. Organisational models. Roles of, and relationships
between agents. Negotiation and co-ordination protocols. Electronic
institutions. Auctions.
Agent-based workflow management. Services and agreements. Advertising
and mediation.
