New Book: Programming Multi-Agent Systems in AgentSpeak using Jason by Bordini, Hübner, Wooldridge

[Rafael H Bordini]

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   PROGRAMMING MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS IN AGENTSPEAK USING JASON
by Rafael H. Bordini, Jomi Fred Hübner, and Michael Wooldridge

                   http://jason.sf.net/jBook/

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INTRODUCTION

Since it was introduced by Rao in 1996, AgentSpeak has proved to be
one of the most influential programming languages available for
multi-agent systems. AgentSpeak provides the features of complex
PRS-style reactive planning systems in a simple and elegant framework.
This book provides a practical introduction to programming in
AgentSpeak using Jason, a fully-featured, freely-available
implementation of AgentSpeak. The book provides a brief introduction
to multi-agent systems and the BDI agent architecture on which
AgentSpeak is based, and then describes Jason’s AgentSpeak variant and
provides a comprehensive, practical guide to using Jason for
programming multi-agent systems. The book is illustrated with many
practical examples, the source code for which is available at the
book's web site.

This essential guide to AgentSpeak and Jason will be invaluable to
senior undergraduate and postgraduate students studying multi-agent
systems. The book will also be of interest to software engineers,
designers, developers, and programmers interested in multi-agent
systems.

CONTENTS

Preface
1 Introduction
2 The BDI Agent Model
3 The Jason Agent Programming Language
4 Jason Interpreter
5 Environments
6 Communication and Interaction
7 User-Defined Components
8 Advanced Goal-Based Programming
9 Case Studies
10 Formal Semantics
11 Conclusions
A Reference Guide
Bibliography

PUBLICATION DETAILS

Published by John Wiley / Hardback / 273 pages / October 2007 /
ISBN10: 0470029005 / ISBN13: 9780470029008