Autonomous Dynamic Reconfiguration in Multi-Agent Systems Improving the Quality and Efficiency of Collaborative Problem Solving /

• Main Author: Hannebauer, Markus (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2002.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; 2427
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence.; Computer communication systems.; Programming languages (Electronic computers).; Application software.; Computers and civilization.; Information technology.; Business-Data processing.; Artificial Intelligence.; Computer Communication Networks.; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Computers and Society.; IT in Business.

High communication efforts and poor problem solving results due to restricted overview are two central issues in collaborative problem solving. This work addresses these issues by introducing the processes of agent melting and agent splitting that enable individual problem solving agents to continua...