Title :
Multi-agent System Architecture for Collaborative E-Commerce
Author :
Shen, Xiaojun ; Shirmohammadi, Shervin ; Desmarais, Chris ; Georganas, Nicolas D.
Author_Institution :
Distributed & Collaborative Virtual Environments Res. Lab., Ottawa Univ., Ont.
Abstract :
In this paper, we present the design and implementation of and interdisciplinary research project involving an intelligent agent-based framework for collaborative e-commerce applications. A multi-agent system (MAS) architecture for large collaborative e-commerce environments is designed and developed, where a number of geographically dispersed users (customers/merchants) can participate
Keywords :
electronic commerce; groupware; multi-agent systems; user interfaces; collaborative e-commerce; geographically dispersed users; intelligent agent-based framework; interdisciplinary research project; multiagent system architecture; Business; Collaboration; Collaborative work; Electronic commerce; Information technology; Intelligent agent; Logic; Marketing and sales; Multiagent systems; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2006. CCECE '06. Canadian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0038-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0038-4
DOI :
10.1109/CCECE.2006.277766
