{"product_id":"9780470861202","title":"Developing Intelligent Agent Systems A Practical Guide","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Series in Agent Technology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDeveloping Intelligent Agent Systems\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Practical Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLin Padgham | Michael Winikoff\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Electronics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuild your own intelligent agent system…\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntelligent agent technology is a tool of modern computer science that can be used to engineer complex computer programmes that behave rationally in dynamic and changing environments. Applications range from small programmes that intelligently search the Web buying and selling goods via electronic commerce, to autonomous space probes. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis powerful technology is not widely used, however, as developing intelligent agent software requires high levels of training and skill. The authors of this book have developed and tested a methodology and tools for developing intelligent agent systems. With this methodology (\u003ci\u003ePrometheus\u003c\/i\u003e) developers can start agent-oriented designs and implementations easily from scratch saving valuable time and resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeveloping Intelligent Agent Systems\u003c\/i\u003e not only answers the questions “what are agents?” and “why are they useful?” but also the crucial question: “how do I design and build intelligent agent systems?” The book covers everything a practitioner needs to know to begin to effectively use this technology - including an introduction to the notion of agents, a description of the concepts involved, and a software engineering methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead on for:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea practical step-by-step introduction to designing and building intelligent agent systems.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea full life-cycle methodology for developing intelligent agent systems covering specification, analysis, design and implementation of agents.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePDT: Prometheus Design Tool\u003c\/i\u003e – software support for the \u003ci\u003ePrometheus\u003c\/i\u003e design process.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe example of an electronic bookstore to illustrate the design process throughout the book.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectronic resources including the Prometheus Design Tool (PDT), can be found at: \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.rmit.edu.au\/agents\/prometheus\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.cs.rmit.edu.au\/agents\/prometheus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at industrial software developers, software engineers and at advanced undergraduate students.  It assumes knowledge of basic software engineering but does not require knowledge of Artificial Intelligence or of mathematics. Familiarity with Java will help in reading the examples in chapter 10.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLin Padgham\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eDeveloping Intelligent Agent Systems: A Practical Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Wiley. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Winikoff\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eDeveloping Intelligent Agent Systems: A Practical Guide\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Wiley. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 August 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470861202\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315642265740,"sku":"9780470861202","price":84.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470861202_d2466411-dac5-496b-8838-d8ed931938ce.jpg?v=1780156606","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470861202","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}