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Agents (adaptive or intelligent agents and multi-agent systems) constitute one of the most prominent and attractive technologies in Computer Science at the beginning of this new century. Agent and multi-agent system technologies, methods, and theories are currently contributing to many diverse domains. These include information retrieval, user interface design, robotics, electronic commerce, computer mediated collaboration, computer games, education and training, smart environments, ubiquitous computers, and social simulation.
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Zhang, Z., Zhang, C. (2004). 3 Basics of Agents and Multi-agent Systems. In: Agent-Based Hybrid Intelligent Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2938. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24623-7_3
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