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From Agents to Multiagent Systems

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Multiagent Engineering

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In the previous chapter agents and their properties have been introduced. In real-world business applications, it is assumed that the benefit of agent technology is reached by dynamic interaction of autonomous agents. This interaction and co-operation forms a multiagent system (“MAS”). The organization of agents within such systems is strongly related to organization theory. The specific flexibility of MAS arises from the ability to follow predefined structures or evolve structures from dynamic interaction. In this chapter, fundamental concepts and properties of MAS are introduced with special focus on interaction and communication, roles, and structures.

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  1. Technologie-Zentrum Informatik, Universität Bremen, Bremen

    Ingo J. Timm, Thorsten Scholz & Otthein Herzog

  2. Lehrstuhl für Informatik IV, RWTH Aachen, Aachen

    Karl-Heinz Krempels & Otto Spaniol

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  1. Wirtschaftsinformatik II (510 O), Universität Hohenheim, Schwerzstraße 35, 70599, Stuttgart, Germany

    Stefan Kirn

  2. Technologie-Zentrum Informatik, Universität Bremen, Am Fallturm 1, 28359, Bremen, Germany

    Otthein Herzog

  3. Institut für Programmstrukturen und Datenorganisation (IPD), Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Am Fasanengarten 5, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany

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  4. Lehrstuhl für Informatik 4, RWTH Aachen, Ahornstraße 55, 52074, Aachen, Germany

    Otto Spaniol

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Timm, I.J., Scholz, T., Herzog, O., Krempels, KH., Spaniol, O. (2006). From Agents to Multiagent Systems. In: Kirn, S., Herzog, O., Lockemann, P., Spaniol, O. (eds) Multiagent Engineering. International Handbooks on Information Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32062-8_3

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