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Oracle: An Agent-Based, Reference Architecture

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Innovative Concepts for Autonomic and Agent-Based Systems (WRAC 2005)

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This paper introduces a reference architecture for developing agent-based systems that preserves core concepts of agenthood while minimizing cumbersome features found in other agent architectures. This parsimony has been found useful in addressing complex problems.

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  1. Computer Science and Computer Engineering Department, University of Arkansas, Engineering Hall, Room 340A, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA

    Henry Hexmoor

  2. Sierra Nevada Corporation, 4801 NW Loop, 410, San Antonio, Tx, 78205

    Jody Little

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Computer Science, Loyola College in Maryland, 21210, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Michael G. Hinchey

  2. IBM Autonomic Computing, Raleigh, NC, USA

    Patricia Rago

  3. Advanced Architectures and Automation Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 20771, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    James L. Rash

  4. Advanced Technology Laboratories, Lockheed Martin Corporation, 22203, Arlington, VA, USA

    Christopher A. Rouff

  5. School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus, Northern Ireland

    Roy Sterritt

  6. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 588, 20771, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    Walt Truszkowski

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Hexmoor, H., Little, J. (2006). Oracle: An Agent-Based, Reference Architecture. In: Hinchey, M.G., Rago, P., Rash, J.L., Rouff, C.A., Sterritt, R., Truszkowski, W. (eds) Innovative Concepts for Autonomic and Agent-Based Systems. WRAC 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3825. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11964995_18

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