Research Catalog

Title

Cooperative agents : applications in the social sciences / edited by Nicole J. Saam, and Bernd Schmidt.

Publication

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, c2001.

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Additional Authors

• Saam, Nicole J.
• Schmidt, Bernd, 1940-

Description

vi, 214 p. : ill.; 25 cm.

Series Statement

Theory and decision library. Series A, Philosophy and methodology of the social sciences ; v. 32

Uniform Title

Theory and decision library. Series A, Philosophy and methodology of the social sciences ; v. 32.

Subject

• Social sciences > Data processing
• Intelligent agents (Computer software)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1. Introduction / N.J. Saam and B. Schmidt -- Designing co-operative agents -- 2. What are Agents and what are they for? / B. Schmidt -- 3. Agents models of Software Technology / E. Horn -- 4. Social norms for co-operative agents / N.J. Saam -- Agent-based social simulation -- 5. Can agent-based modelling REALLY be useful? / J. Doran -- 6. Fraud, Exchange and Cooperation / R. Cecchi / [et al.] -- 7. Hunting the unicorn. An exploration of the stimulation of small group leadership / N. Gilbert and E. Chattoe -- 8. Social Influence among Agents: The Simulation of Social Psychological Theories / H.-J. Mosler and W. Brucks -- Hybrid forms of interaction between humans and artificial agents -- 9. Enrolling Software Agents in Human Organizations. The Exploration of Hybrid Organizations within the Socionics Research Program / I. Schulz-Schaeffer -- 10. Hybrid Learning Communities in Agent-based Intelligent Distributed Learning Environments -- An Application for Socionics' Research / A. Harrer -- 11. Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation for Hospital Management / R. Sibbel and C. Urban.

ISBN

1402001908 (alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2001050579

OCLC

48450926

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library