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CIA 1997: Cooperative Information Agents pp 222–234Cite as

Approaching interoperability for heterogenous multiagent systems using high order agencies

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Research activities in multiagent systems (MAS) continue to gain momentum. Implemented systems are also becoming more visible. The problem, however, is that these systems can operate only in their own environment and utilize their own knowledge bases. A framework design is developed whereby heterogenous multiagent systems can interoperate through an environment that enables their respective agents to engage in a collaborative problem solving, consult each other and share knowledge bases. This setup could potentially create a very powerful agency system that can handle more difficult problems and deliver better solutions at a shorter time. The framework is designed to work with new and existing MAS. Our high order agency approach also does not introduce unreasonable complexities in developing new MAS. This paper presents a high-level description of the framework design.

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  1. Department of Computer and Information Science, Syracuse University, 13244, Syracuse, NY

    Wilfred C. Jamison

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Jamison, W.C. (1997). Approaching interoperability for heterogenous multiagent systems using high order agencies. In: Kandzia, P., Klusch, M. (eds) Cooperative Information Agents. CIA 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1202. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-62591-7_36

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