Engineering Societies in the Agents World III Third International Workshop, ESAW 2002, Madrid, Spain, September 16-17, 2002, Revised Papers /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Petta, Paolo (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Tolksdorf, Robert (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Zambonelli, Franco (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2003.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2003.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; 2577
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Computer communication systems.; Computer programming.; Software engineering.; Artificial Intelligence.; Computer Communication Networks.; Programming Techniques.; Software Engineering.

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