Agent-oriented programming : from prolog to guarded definite clauses / Matthew M. Huntbach, Graem A. Ringwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huntbach, Matthew M.

Contributor:

Ringwood, Graem A.

Series:

Lecture notes in computer science ; 1630.

Lecture notes in computer science. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence

Lecture notes in computer science ; 1630. Lecture notes in artificial intelligence

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Object-oriented programming (Computer science).

Intelligent agents (Computer software).

Physical Description:

xiv, 386 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1999]

Summary:

The authors present a systematic development of the concurrent object-oriented agent programming language Guarded Definite Clauses (GDe. In contrast to other languages used in agent programming, like Java, Telescript, and Agent-TCL, this language is derived from the artificial intelligence programming tradition and emphasizes AI applications. The first part of the book is devoted to the principled evolution of the paradigm GDC; during the course of this evolution, the reader can also learn a lot about the history and the dramatically changing fortune, booms, and busts, of AI. In the second part, the paradigm is evaluated for application in various fields including parallel distributed search, distributed constraint solving, meta-interpretation, partial evaluation, and robotics and multi-agent systems. The book is written for students and professionals in agent programming or in AI programming in general.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [353]-386).

ISBN:

3540666834

OCLC:

42798145