Intelligent Agents Theory and Applications

This monograph presents an integrated approach to agent theory. It introduces new concepts in the area of intelligent and adaptive agents in various contexts. Agents of different orders of complexity are presented including different levels of intelligenc

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Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, Volume 155 Editor-in-chief Prof. Janusz Kacprzyk Systems Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences 01. Newelska 6 01-447 Warsaw Poland E-mail: [email protected] Further volumes of this series can be found on our homepage: springeronline.com

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Germano Resconi Lakhmi C. Jain

Intelligent Agents Theory and Applications

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Professor Germano Resconi Department of Mathematics and Physics Catholic University Via Trieste 17 25100 Brescia Italy E-mail: [email protected]

Professor Lakhmi C. Jain University of South Australia Knowledge-Based Intelligent Engineering Systems Centre Mawson Lakes 5095 Adelaide Australia E-mail: [email protected]

ISBN 978-3-642-06031-1 ISBN 978-3-540-44401-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-44401-5 ISSN 1434-9922

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