Web2Agent project IKTA4-121/2001 Integrating Web Resources Integrating Web Resources into the Agentcities Multi- into the Agentcities Multi- agent initiative of the EU agent initiative of the EU Presenter: Presenter: László Zsolt Varga László Zsolt Varga Computer and Automation Research Computer and Automation Research Institute Institute MTA SZTAKI MTA SZTAKI Hungary Hungary
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Web2Agent projectIKTA4-121/2001
Integrating Web Resources into the Integrating Web Resources into the Agentcities Multi-agent initiative of Agentcities Multi-agent initiative of
the EUthe EUPresenter:Presenter:
László Zsolt VargaLászló Zsolt VargaComputer and Automation Research InstituteComputer and Automation Research Institute
MTA SZTAKIMTA SZTAKIHungaryHungary
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Project MembersProject Members
• MTA SZTAKIMTA SZTAKI
• Széchényi National LibrarySzéchényi National Library
• T-Systems Dataware Ltd.T-Systems Dataware Ltd.
• AITIA Inc.AITIA Inc.
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Project objectivesProject objectives
Technology:Technology:Development of an interface technology and Development of an interface technology and methodology to make Internet information resources methodology to make Internet information resources accessible through FIPA-compliant agent interface.accessible through FIPA-compliant agent interface.
Prototype:Prototype:Development of a library agent service.Development of a library agent service.
Strategy:Strategy:
Contribute to the establishment of the Agentcities Contribute to the establishment of the Agentcities network.network.
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What is an agent?What is an agent?
Agent:Agent:problem-solving unit, problem-solving unit, perceives and changes its environment, perceives and changes its environment, achieves goals, achieves goals,
autonomous, autonomous, proactively adapts to its environmentproactively adapts to its environment
Also a new systems design paradigm:Also a new systems design paradigm:
complex distributed systemscomplex distributed systems
Semantic web, Web Services, GRIDSemantic web, Web Services, GRID
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What is FIPA?What is FIPA?
• FIPA: Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents FIPA: Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents
• International organization registered in Geneva (1996)International organization registered in Geneva (1996)
• Aims at the development of software standards for Aims at the development of software standards for interoperable heterogeneous agents and agent based interoperable heterogeneous agents and agent based systemssystems
• Members: key multinational IT companies, telecom Members: key multinational IT companies, telecom companies, important universities and research companies, important universities and research institutesinstitutes
• Four meetings annuallyFour meetings annually
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What is Agentcities?What is Agentcities?
• Global initiative to create a world wide network for Global initiative to create a world wide network for agent based servicesagent based services
• Composition of dynamic, intelligent and autonomous Composition of dynamic, intelligent and autonomous servicesservices
• Agent technology, Semantic Web, UDDI service Agent technology, Semantic Web, UDDI service repository, eBusiness standards, GRIDrepository, eBusiness standards, GRID
• Distributed testbedDistributed testbed
• EU FP5 project, pattern for EU FP6 Integrated EU FP5 project, pattern for EU FP6 Integrated ProjectsProjects
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What is Agentcities? (2)What is Agentcities? (2)
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What is the role of this IKTA4 project What is the role of this IKTA4 project in this?in this?
The project’s own objectivesThe project’s own objectives
methodology for interface technology, development of methodology for interface technology, development of tools, prototype applicationtools, prototype application
national project - EU project – Agentcities Task Forcenational project - EU project – Agentcities Task Force
Dissemination of the technology on national levelDissemination of the technology on national level
project partnersproject partners
Connecting to W3C’s workConnecting to W3C’s work
agents and web services working groupagents and web services working group
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Phases of the projectPhases of the project
Setup agent platformSetup agent platformsetting up agent environment, assessment of application setting up agent environment, assessment of application requirements, design of the functionality of the requirements, design of the functionality of the prototype application, deliverables: technical document prototype application, deliverables: technical document and an operating platformand an operating platform
Elaborate technology and methodologyElaborate technology and methodologyFIPA standards, agent wrapper, deliverable: system FIPA standards, agent wrapper, deliverable: system plan serving as a technology guideplan serving as a technology guide
Prototype systemPrototype systemlibrary application, testing of interface technology, library application, testing of interface technology, deliverable: prototype systemdeliverable: prototype system
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Steps of the implementation of the Steps of the implementation of the library agentlibrary agent
• Selection of interface towards the existing systemSelection of interface towards the existing system
• Ontology design and specificationOntology design and specification