Agents: Present Status and Trends
Da Liu · 2000
This paper discusses and summarizes the key technologies, current status and developing trends of agent design and construction from both theory and practice views. The topics are as follows: (1) the properties, representation and reasoning of intelligent agent, (2) the joint intention, negotiation and planning of multi agent system, and (3) agent oriented programming (AOP). The problems and challenges faced by the agent technology are also discussed.