Web-enabling multiagent systems

Abstract

In this paper we describe a component architecture for web-enabling MultiAgent Systems intended for the deployment of distributed artificial intelligence applications. This integration allows agents to publish web services or standard HTML providing thus a convenient interface for other distributed components. By using an Embedded Web Services approach we provide a simple and efficient mechanism for enabling agents to interoperate with its users and enterprise systems such as portals or client-server applications. The architecture we propose is presented from a structural as well as functional point of view. Comparisons are drawn with other proposals for integrating intelligent agents with web services, and experimental performance measurements show the advantages of our approach. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004.