Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications

1. E-Commerce

   1. Applying Multi-Agent System Technique to Production Planning in Order to Automate Decisions

      • Mats Apelkrans, Anne Håkansson

      Pages 193-202

2. Simulation Systems and Game Systems

   1. Applying Constructionist Design Methodology to Agent-Based Simulation Systems

      • Kristinn R. Thórisson, Rögnvaldur J. Saemundsson, Gudny R. Jonsdottir, Brynjar Reynisson, Claudio Pedica, Pall Runar Thrainsson et al.

      Pages 203-212

   2. Agent-Based Framework for Distributed Real-Time Simulation of Dynamical Systems

      • Grzegorz Polaków, Mieczyslaw Metzger

      Pages 213-222

   3. Learning-Rate Adjusting Q-Learning for Two-Person Two-Action Symmetric Games

      • Koichi Moriyama

      Pages 223-232

3. Agent Systems and Ontologies

   1. Indirect Alignment between Multilingual Ontologies: A Case Study of Korean and Swedish Ontologies

      • Jason J. Jung, Anne Håkansson, Ronald Hartung

      Pages 233-241

   2. Extracting Relations towards Ontology Extension

      • Jin-Guk Jung, Kyeong-Jin Oh, Geun-Sik Jo

      Pages 242-251

   3. Deontic Logic Reasoning for Maintaining Ontology Consistency in Agent Networks

      • Krzysztof Juszczyszyn, Grzegorz Kołaczek

      Pages 252-262

   4. Multi-Agent System Process Control Ontology

      • Wim Zeiler, Gert Boxem, Rinus van Houten, Perica Savanovic, Joep van der Velden, JanFokko Haan et al.

      Pages 263-272

4. Agents for Network Systems

   1. Relational Learning by Imitation

      • Grazia Bombini, Nicola Di Mauro, Teresa M. A. Basile, Stefano Ferilli, Floriana Esposito

      Pages 273-282

   2. A Data-Oriented Coordination Language for Distributed Transportation Applications

      • Mahdi Zargayouna, Flavien Balbo, Gérard Scémama

      Pages 283-292

   3. Multi-Agent Based Approach for Quantum Key Distribution in WiFi Networks

      • Shirantha Wijesekera, Xu Huang, Dharmendra Sharma

      Pages 293-303

   4. A Secure Delegation Model Based on Multi-agent in Pervasive Environments

      • Kyu Il Kim, Won Gil Choi, Eun Ju Lee, Ung Mo Kim

      Pages 304-313

   5. 3DE_var: Energy-Efficient Cluster-Based Routing Scheme in Wireless Sensor Networks

      • Jinsu Kim, Junghyun Lee, Keewook Rim

      Pages 314-324

   6. A Routing Agent Using Cross-Layer Method for Collision Avoidance in Ad Hoc Networks

      • Zhipeng Liu, Chan-Heum Park, Bokman Lee, Chonggun Kim

      Pages 325-334

   7. Towards Power Efficient MAC Protocol for In-Body and On-Body Sensor Networks

      • Sana Ullah, Xizhi An, Kyung Sup Kwak

      Pages 335-345

5. Communication and Agent Learning System

   1. Efficiency of Metaheuristics in PMJS_E/T Scheduling Problem

      • Marcin Bazyluk, Leszek Koszalka

      Pages 346-355

   2. An Algorithm for Inconsistency Resolution in Recommendation Systems and Its Application in Multi-Agent Systems

      • Michał Malski

      Pages 356-366

   3. Statistical Strength of a Hybrid Cryptosystem on 2-D Cellular Automata with Nonaffine Rotations

      • Marian Srebrny, Piotr Such

      Pages 367-379

   4. Health Monitor Agent Based on Neural Networks for Ubiquitous Healthcare Environment*

      • Michael Angelo G. Salvo, Romeo Mark A. Mateo, Jaewan Lee, Malrey Lee

      Pages 380-388

6. Web Services and Semantic Web

   1. Understanding Users’ Subject Interests in the Web Site Based on Their Usage of Its Content: A Novel Two-Phase Clustering Framework

      • Ahmad Ammari, Valentina Zharkova

      Pages 389-399

This volume contains the proceedings of the Third KES Symposium on Agent and Multi-agent Systems – Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2009)––held at Uppsala University in Sweden during June 3-5, 2009. The symposium was organized by Uppsala University, KES International and its Focus Group on Agent and Multi-agent Systems. The KES-AMSTA Symposium series is a sub-series of the KES Conference series. Following the successes of the First KES Symposium on Agent and Multi-agent Systems – Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2007), held in Wroclaw, Poland, from May 31 to 1 June 2007––and the Second KES Symposium on Agent and Multi-agent Systems – Technologies and Applications (KES-AMSTA 2008) held in Incheon, Korea, March 26-28, 2008––KES-AMSTA 2009 featured keynote talks, oral and poster presentations, and a number of workshops and invited sessions, closely aligned to the themes of the conference. The aim of the symposium was to provide an international forum for scientific - search into the technologies and applications of agent and multi-agent systems. Agent and multi-agent systems are an innovative type of modern software system and have long been recognized as a promising technology for constructing autonomous, c- plex and intelligent systems. A key development in the field of agent and multi-agent systems has been the specification of agent communication languages and formali- tion of ontologies. Agent communication languages are intended to provide standard declarative mechanisms for agents to communicate knowledge and make requests of each other, whereas ontologies are intended for conceptualization of the knowledge domain.

• artificial intelligence
• communication
• distributed systems
• e-business
• e-commerce
• learning
• multi-agent system
• ontology
• optimization
• organization
• robot
• semantic web
• service-oriented computing
• simulation

• Department of Computer and Systems Science, Stockholm University, Kista, Sweden

  Anne Håkansson

• Institute of Informatics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland

  Ngoc Thanh Nguyen

• Department of Computer Science, Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

  Ronald L. Hartung

• School of Environment and Technology, Centre for SMART Systems, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK

  Robert J. Howlett

• School of Electrical and Information Engineering, Knowledge Based Intelligent Engineering Systems Centre, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Australia

  Lakhmi C. Jain

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