Special issue of decision supports systems — intelligent agents and digital community

In recent years, interest in intelligent agents has ballooned. With the WWW as a source of seemingly limitless opportunity and robotics platforms becoming cheaper and more easily maintained, the applications are myriad, challenging and within reach of even small groups.

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Introduction to the Special Issue: Intelligent Agents for Electronic Commerce

International Journal of Electronic Commerce ◽

10.1080/10864415.2000.11518368 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 3-4 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ting-Peng Liang

Keyword(s):

Electronic Commerce ◽

Intelligent Agents ◽

Special Issue

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Special Issue on Intelligent Agents in Traffic and Transportation

Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽

10.1080/15472450.2013.856719 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 1-2 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Matteo Vasirani ◽

Franziska Klügl ◽

Eduardo Camponogara ◽

Hiromitsu Hattori

Keyword(s):

Intelligent Agents ◽

Special Issue

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Special Issue: Intelligent agents in design

Artificial intelligence for engineering design analysis and manufacturing ◽

10.1017/s0890060404040089 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 113-113

Author(s):

JOHN S. GERO ◽

FRANCES M.T. BRAZIER

Keyword(s):

Intelligent Agents ◽

International Workshop ◽

Extended Period ◽

Intelligence Community ◽

Distinguishing Characteristic ◽

Special Issue ◽

Autonomous Behavior ◽

Considerable Research ◽

Unique Definition ◽

Definition Of

This Special Issue had its genesis in an international Workshop on Agents in Design held in June 2002, at MIT by the Guest Editors. Computational agents have been developed within the artificial intelligence community over an extended period. The concept of an agent can be traced to Carl Hewitt's 1977 work on “actors.” Hewitt defined actors as self-contained, interactive, and concurrently executing objects. Since then, considerable research has gone into developing the concept of an agent and into formalizing agents, developing multiagent systems, and exploring their use. The use of agents in design is more recent, and the first PhDs in the area appeared in the early 1990s. Although a precise and unique definition of an agent has yet to be agreed upon, one distinguishing characteristic of an agent is that it exhibits autonomous behavior. Research on agents in design focuses on two primary areas: how to make agents useful in design, and how to apply them to design tasks. This Special Issue has papers from both areas.

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