Adaptive agent's integration in a new environment: interactions as a source of learning

ABSTRACT

In psychology, adaptation is a dynamic process in which behavior and physiological mechanisms of an individual continually change to adjust variations in the environment. Following this logic using a multi agents system, we can simulate the behavior of a person wishing to integrate easily and quickly a new environment using its interactions with the others. Indeed, we consider that information exchanges can essentially be done during the process of communication and interaction. In this paper, we present a protocol-based communication and exchange model for an adaptive agent.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
        I.2.11 Distributed Artificial Intelligence
            Subjects: Multiagent systems

General Terms:
Experimentation, Theory

Keywords:
adaptation, interactions, language, social learning