Title :
Visual modeling for agent-based applications
Author :
Falchuk, Benjamin ; Karmouch, Ahmed
Author_Institution :
Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
fDate :
12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors describe a tool that lets nonprogrammers create mobile agents and distributed itineraries using a small set of generic icons. In preliminary experiments, users were able to generate even complex agents in three to four minutes
Keywords :
cooperative systems; graphical user interfaces; software agents; software tools; visual programming; agent-based applications; complex agents; cooperative agents; distributed itineraries; experiments; icons; mobile agents; software tool; visual modeling; Application software; Artificial intelligence; Computer interfaces; Information filtering; Information filters; Information retrieval; Internet; Java; Mobile agents; Programming profession;
