KM agent approach to the march of industry 4.0

Abstract

More than ever, society accepts the knowledge-sharing frameworks, remote work, empathetic design, and the importance of trust in co-creation and the practical necessity of knowledge management (KM) proved its relevance for universities. KM 4.0 is enabling the application of digital technologies work towards an inclusion vision of Society 5.0. With the arrival of Industry 4.0, the scenario of various intelligent agents interacting reliably and securely with each other becomes a reality which learning systems need to address. In this paper an open agent-based modular framework for personalized and adaptive curriculum generation in an e-learning environment is proposed. The presented framework enables integration of different types of expert agents, various kinds of learning objects and user modelling techniques. It creates possibilities for adaptive e-learning processes where knowledge emerges as a result of the ongoing collaborative process. All participants in the system are peers who collaborate in knowledge creation, integration and distribution. A user profile and knowledge base are maintained with the help of software agents. Other agents carry the responsibility for finding the best peer to answer a question, and for managing knowledge resources. The KM e-learning system is used for supporting the educational process at the Varna Free University.