IINTELLIGENT INFORMATION AGENTS: Agent-Based Information Discovery and Management on the Internet - Softcover

This book covers a broad range of intelligent information agents, presenting the latest state-of-the-art research in the field. Each section is systematically and coherently introduced, including coverage of cooperative information systems and agents; rational information agents and electronic commerce; adaptive information agents; and mobile information agents and security on the Internet. Focusing on applications of intelligent agents on the World Wide Web, this reference will prove invaluable to professionals involved in this rapidly growing application of artificial intelligence.

Agent technology has recently become one of the most vibrant and fastest growing areas in information technology. Within this booming area, intelligent information agents are attracting particular attention from the research and development community as well as from industry and user communities interested in everyday private and professional applications. This monographic text is the first systematic state-of-the-art survey on intelligent information agents. Eighteen coherently written chapters by leading authorities provide complementary coverage of the relevant issues organized in four parts: cooperative information systems and agents; rational information agents and electronic commerce; adaptive information agents; mobile agents and security. In addition, the volume editor has provided a detailed introductory survey chapter, motivational introductions to the four parts, and a comprehensive bibliography listing more than 700 entries.