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Data integration is the process by which data from heterogeneous data sources are conceptually integrated into a single cohesive data set. In recent years agents have been increasingly used in information systems to promote performance. In this work we propose a modeling framework for agent oriented data integration to demonstrate how agents can support this process. We provide a systematic analysis of the process using real world scenarios, taken from email messages from citizens in a local government, and demonstrate two agent oriented data integration tasks, email routing and opinion analysis.
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Gal, A., Segev, A., Tatsiopoulos, C., Sidiropoulos, K., Georgiades, P. (2005). Agent Oriented Data Integration. In: Akoka, J., et al. Perspectives in Conceptual Modeling. ER 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3770. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11568346_12
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