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Using Wrapper Agents to Answer Queries in Distributed Information Systems

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Advances in Information Systems (ADVIS 2000)

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In this paper we investigate an architecture for an agent-based integration of information, where both the centralised (or mediator-based) and decentralised approaches, studied in literature, may coexist. We provide a formal model for the architecture and we specify a set of basic tasks that must be supported by all wrapper agents in order to support query answering. A first implementation of these tasks, which is correct and complete w.r.t. the formal model, is also presented.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. ITC-IRST, 38050, Panté di Povo, Trento, Italy

    Luciano Serafini

  2. Dept. of Computing & Mathematics, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, M1 5GD, UK

    Chiara Ghidini

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  1. Computer Engineering Department, Dokuz Eylul University, Bornova, 35100, Izmir, Turkey

    Tatyana Yakhno

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Serafini, L., Ghidini, C. (2000). Using Wrapper Agents to Answer Queries in Distributed Information Systems. In: Yakhno, T. (eds) Advances in Information Systems. ADVIS 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1909. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-40888-6_32

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