Complex Systems in Knowledge-based Environments: Theory, Models and Applications

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tolk, Andreas (Editor), Jain, Lakhmi C. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, 168
• Subjects: Engineering.; Artificial intelligence.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Appl.Mathematics/Computational Methods of Engineering.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).

This volume comprises a selection of state-of-the-art contributions to topics dealing with Complex Systems in the Knowledge-based Environment. Complex systems are ubiquitous. Examples comprise, but are not limited to System of Systems, Service-oriented Approaches, Agent-based Systems, and Complex Di...

Table of Contents:

• An Introduction to Complex Systems in the Knowledge-Based Environment
• Uncertainty Representation and Reasoning in Complex Systems
• A Layered Approach to Composition and Interoperation in Complex Systems
• Ontology Driven Data Integration in Heterogeneous Networks
• Complexity and Emergence in Engineering Systems
• Feature Modeling: Managing Variability in Complex Systems
• Semantic Robotics: Cooperative Labyrinth Discovery Robots for Intelligent Environments
• Principles for Effectively Representing Heterogeneous Populations in Multi-agent Simulations
• Ontology Meets Business - Applying Ontology to the Development of Business Information Systems.