Nonlinear Phenomena in Complex Systems, 2001, Vol.4, No.1, pp.18--46

NONLINEAR PHENOMENA IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS
An Interdisciplinary Journal

2001, Volume 4, Number 1, pp.18-46

Self-Organization in Intelligent Multi-Agent Systems and Neural Networks. I
Alexander D. Linkevich

The overview is devoted to autonomous agents and multi-agent systems. Different definitions of agents are discussed, and main properties of agents are highlighted. The agent-based computing is considered as a software engineering paradigm, and areas of its applications are mentioned. Most popular approaches to the theoretical description of agents are presented. Inter-agent communication is discussed including the speech act theory, Knowledge Sharing Effort (KSE), FIPA Agent Communication Language as well as two ways toward communication through natural language: the Regularized English-Like Language (RELL) and analysis of meanings with the help of generalized frames from wavelets analysis.
Key words: autonomous agents, multi-agent systems, software engineering, artificial intelligence, complex systems, communication, language, meaning, generalized frames

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