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Schema-Based Design and the AKIRA Schema Language: An Overview

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We present a theoretical analysis of schema-based design (SBD), a methodology for designing autonomous agent architectures. We also provide an overview of the AKIRA Schema Language (AKSL), which permits to design schema-based architectures for anticipatory behavior experiments and simulations. Several simulations using AKSL are reviewed, highlighting the relations between pragmatic and epistemic aspects of behavior. Anticipation is crucial in realizing several functionalities with AKSL, such as selecting actions, orienting attention, categorizing and grounding declarative knowledge.

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Pezzulo, G., Calvi, G. (2007). Schema-Based Design and the AKIRA Schema Language: An Overview. In: Butz, M.V., Sigaud, O., Pezzulo, G., Baldassarre, G. (eds) Anticipatory Behavior in Adaptive Learning Systems. ABiALS 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 4520. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74262-3_8

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