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Some Experiences with the Use of Ontologies in Deliberative Agents

  • Ian Dickinson
  • Michael Wooldridge
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Abstract

We present our initial response to the OAS ‘03 Challenge Problem. The Challenge Problem proposes an agent-assisted travel scenario, and asks what the role of ontologies would be to support the agent’s activity. We discuss a belief-desire-intention (BDI) approach to the problem using our Nuin agent platform, and illustrate various ways in which ontology reasoning supports BDI-oriented problem solving and communications by the agents in the system.

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Agent applications BDI agents ontology semantic web 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Ian Dickinson
    • 1
  • Michael Wooldridge
    • 2
  1. 1.Hewlett-Packard LaboratoriesStoke Gifford BristolUK
  2. 2.Department of Computer ScienceUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK

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