ESAW 2002: Engineering Societies in the Agents World III pp 184-198 | Cite as
Engineering Agent Systems for Decision Support
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This paper discusses how agent technology can be applied to the design of advanced Information Systems for Decision Support. In particular, it describes the different steps and models that are necessary to engineer Decision Support Systems based on a multiagent architecture. The approach is illustrated by a case study in the traffic management domain.
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Multiagent System Traffic Demand Traffic Management Variable Message Signal Signal Plan
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