MAS-based Agent Societies by Means of Scout Movement

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauricio Paletta
Keyword(s):  
Research Area ◽  
The Other ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Youth Movement ◽  
Agent Societies ◽  
Knowing That ◽  
The World ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Important Research Area

The concept of agent societies (or organizations) has become an important research area in the field of agent-related systems and vice versa. In order to do field-related simulations or to solve a variety of problems based in this research area, Multi-Agent System (MAS) frameworks are necessary. Several good proposals have been presented in this field. This paper presents a new MAS-based framework for agent societies based on the principles of a familiar, global connotation youth movement known as Scouting. The main goal of this paper is not to demonstrate whether the proposal presented here, which is presented by name of MAS-Scout, is better or not than the other current proposals. Instead, MAS-Scout is focusing in the following premise: knowing that Scouting has been a very successful social movement in the world; can its principles be used as a basis for designing a MAS-based framework used for implementing agent societies?

How Can We Trust Agents in Multi-Agent Environments? Techniques and Challenges

2009 ◽  
pp. 2843-2864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kostas Kolomvatsos ◽  
Stathes Hadjiefthymiades
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Software Components ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Potential Partner ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Important Research Area

The field of Multi-agent systems (MAS) has been an active area for many years due to the importance that agents have to many disciplines of research in computer science. MAS are open and dynamic systems where a number of autonomous software components, called agents, communicate and cooperate in order to achieve their goals. In such systems, trust plays an important role. There must be a way for an agent to make sure that it can trust another entity, which is a potential partner. Without trust, agents cannot cooperate effectively and without cooperation they cannot fulfill their goals. Many times, trust is based on reputation. It is an indication that we may trust someone. This important research area is investigated in this book chapter. We discuss main issues concerning reputation and trust in MAS. We present research efforts and give formalizations useful for understanding the two concepts.

Analysis of the Correlation between Static Visual Stimuli, Eye Movements, and Brain Signals

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150056
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Namazi ◽  
Avinash Menon ◽  
Ondrej Krejcar
Keyword(s):  
Eye Movements ◽  
Visual Stimuli ◽  
Research Area ◽  
The Other ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Brain Signals ◽  
Information Contents ◽  
Important Research Area ◽  
The Brain

Analysis of the correlation among the activities of the eyes and brain is an important research area in physiological science. In this paper, we analyzed the correlation between the reactions of eyes and the brain during rest and while watching different visual stimuli. Since every external stimulus transfers information to the human brain, and on the other hand, eye movements and EEG signals contain information, we utilized Shannon entropy to evaluate the coupling between them. In the experiment, 10 subjects looked at 4 images with different information contents while we recorded their EEG signals and eye movements simultaneously. According to the results, the information contents of eye fluctuations, EEG signals, and visual stimuli are coupled, which reflect the coupling between the brain and eye activities. Similar analyses could be performed to evaluate the correlation among the activities of other organs versus the brain.

scholarly journals Requisite for Web Usage Mining – A Survey

2013 ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Sindhu P Menon ◽  
Nagaratna P Hegde
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Web Mining ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Important Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Important Research Area ◽  
Indispensable Tool ◽  
The Web

The World Wide Web (Web) has been providing an important and indispensable platform for receiving information and disseminating information as well as interacting with society on the Internet. With its astronomical growth over the past decade, the Web becomes huge, diverse and dynamic. The application of data mining techniques to the web is called Web Mining. Web Mining aims to discover interesting patterns in the structure, the contents and the usage of web sites. An indispensable tool for the webmaster, it has, nevertheless, a long road ahead in which visualisation plays an important role. Currently, Web mining techniques has emerged as an important research area to help Web users find the information needed. This paper is an effort in analysing the views and methodologies stated by various authors on various processes in mining the web.

scholarly journals Luxury Consumption: Literature Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hümeyra Aslım Bilge
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Brand Image ◽  
Research Area ◽  
The Other ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Luxury Consumption ◽  
Luxury Goods ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Important Research Area

As the demand for luxury increases and luxury goods become more available, the concept of luxury has become an important research area for academic and business communities. The perceptions of people towards luxury and their expectations from the luxury goods/services might vary greatly. The features like brand image, reliability and quality constitute the positive perceptions regarding luxury. On the other hand, there are also certain features like excessive price and extremeness that can be associated with negative perceptions. The features of luxury can also be used to differentiate luxury goods from nonluxury ones. The perceptions of people towards luxury can also drive the luxury consumption process. As in all consumption activities, people also acquire some financial, rational, and emotional values because of the luxury consumption. The purpose of this study is to examine the concept of luxury consumption, address the perceptions and attitudes of people towards luxury, and provide an overview of the luxury consumption. In this study, the literature has been reviewed for the studies on the same subject to make a compilation.

How Can We Trust Agents in Multi-Agent Environments? Techniques and Challenges

2011 ◽  
pp. 132-153
Author(s):  
Kostas Kolomvatsos ◽  
Stathes Hadjiefthymiades
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Software Components ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Potential Partner ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Important Research Area

The field of Multi-agent systems (MAS) has been an active area for many years due to the importance that agents have to many disciplines of research in computer science. MAS are open and dynamic systems where a number of autonomous software components, called agents, communicate and cooperate in order to achieve their goals. In such systems, trust plays an important role. There must be a way for an agent to make sure that it can trust another entity, which is a potential partner. Without trust, agents cannot cooperate effectively and without cooperation they cannot fulfill their goals. Many times, trust is based on reputation. It is an indication that we may trust someone. This important research area is investigated in this book chapter. We discuss main issues concerning reputation and trust in MAS. We present research efforts and give formalizations useful for understanding the two concepts.

scholarly journals Intelligent Agent Services in Electronic Libraries

2021 ◽  
pp. 1349-1363
Author(s):  
Reem A. Qader ◽  
Naji M. Sahib
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Agent ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Agent Technology ◽  
Multi Agent System ◽  
Electronic Library ◽  
Distributed Services ◽  
The World ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
System Data ◽  
New Research

Global services with an agent or a multi-agent system are a promising and new research area. However, several measures have been proposed to demonstrate the benefits of agent technology by supporting distributed services and applying smart agent technology in web dynamics. This paper is designed to build a Semantic Web on the World Wide Web (WWW) to enhance the productivity of managing electronic library applications, which poses a problem to researchers and students, represnted by the process of exchanging books from e-libraries, where the process is slow or the library needs large system data.

Climate change and employment relations

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 670-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caleb Goods
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Workplace Relations ◽  
Important Research Area

A central, yet overlooked, aspect of contemporary employment relations is the growing impact climate change is having on workplace relations. This research note outlines how climate change and workplace relations are linked, the minimal academic focus this important research area has received and the limited response from employment relations actors to the climate change challenge. Some examples of ‘climate bargaining’ are given to demonstrate both the connection between employment relations and climate change and to provide possible models for meaningfully advancing climate change actions in the workplace.

scholarly journals The Use of Literary Texts in EFL Coursebooks: An Exploratory Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
Shaima Al-Saeed ◽  
Abdullah A. Alenezi
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
Important Research Area ◽  
And Linguistics

This exploratory study investigates the use of literary texts in English as a foreign language (EFL) coursebooks and examines the extent to which literature is used within the coursebooks, the types of texts used as regards authenticity and recency, the criteria for selecting and adapting the texts and the ways of improving the selection and adaptation process. Multiple articles written on this subject show that the evaluation of EFL coursebooks is a relevant and important research area in the study of language and linguistics. This study gives a survey of the extent to which literary texts are used in EFL coursebooks within institutions of higher learning in Kuwait and worldwide. In this study, 44 popular EFL coursebooks (between 2015 and 2019) within higher education institutes, including those in Kuwait, were analysed. The findings demonstrated that literary texts are not included in many of the coursebooks used nowadays and that the literary texts selected were primarily from an early period (more than a century ago). Furthermore, the results revealed that the coursebooks include a large percentage of inauthentic, ill-adapted works. Consequently, this study recommends incorporating authentic literary texts in EFL coursebooks comprising modern literature.

scholarly journals Exploring status consumption in South Africa: a literature review

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nkosivile Welcome Madinga ◽  
Eugine Tafadzwa Maziriri ◽  
Thobekani Lose
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Status Consumption ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
The Status ◽  
Goods Market ◽  
Status Goods ◽  
Important Research Area

South Africa is one of the most important countries in the status goods market. In addition, it has the biggest share from the status consumption market in Africa and it is amongst fastest growing countries worldwide in status consumption. The growth in status consumption in South Africa is attributed to the growth of the high-income and middle-income groups. As the demand for status increases and status goods become more available, the concept of status has become an important research area for academics and marketers. The aim of this study is to explore the concept of status consumption and provide an overview of status consumption. In this study, the literature has been reviewed for the studies on the same subject to make a compilation

Formation of Multiple-Robots Using Vision Based Approach

2013 ◽  
Vol 419 ◽  
pp. 768-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bayanjargal Baasandorj ◽  
Aamir Reyaz ◽  
Batmunkh Battulga ◽  
Deok Jin Lee ◽  
Kil To Chong
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Mobile Robot ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Multiple Robots ◽  
Important Research ◽  
Communication Device ◽  
Important Research Area ◽  
Bluetooth Communication

Multi-robots system has grown enormously with a large variety of topics being addressed. It is an important research area within the robotics and artificial intelligence. By using the vision based approach this paper deals with the formation of multiple-robots. Three NXT robots were used in the experiment and all the three robots work together as one virtual mobile robot. In addition to these things we also used TCP/IP socket, ArToolKit, NXT robot, Bluetooth communication device. And for programming C++ was used. Results achieved from the experiment were highly successful.

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