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This research shows how to use ontology and conceptual models for the design of parallel workflow systems in a multi-agent perspective. To illustrate this work, we propose the example of cooperative writing of technical specifications in the telecommunications domain.
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Aknine, S., Pinson, S. (1999). Agent Oriented Conceptual Modeling of Parallel Workflow Systems. In: Imam, I., Kodratoff, Y., El-Dessouki, A., Ali, M. (eds) Multiple Approaches to Intelligent Systems. IEA/AIE 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 1611. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48765-4_54
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