Knowledge processing and decision making in agent-based systems constitute the key components of intelligent machines. The contributions included in the book are:











Innovations in Knowledge Processing and Decision Making in Agent-Based Systems
Towards Real-World HTN Planning Agents
Mobile Agent-Based System for Distributed Software Maintenance
Software Agents in New Generation Networks: Towards the Automation of Telecom Processes
Multi-agent Systems and Paraconsistent Knowledge
An Agent-based Negotiation Platform for Collaborative Decision-Making in Construction Supply Chain
An Event-Driven Algorithm for Agents at the Web
A Generic Mobile Agent Framework Toward Ambient Intelligence
Developing Actionable Trading Strategies
Agent Uncertainty Model and Quantum Mechanics Representation
Agent Transportation Layer Adaptation System
Software Agents to Enable Service Composition through Negotiation
Advanced Technology Towards Developing Decentralized Autonomous Flexible Manufacturing Systems