coABS and DAML: the DARPA Agent Initiatives
Leon Sterling
Computer Science and Software Engineering
University of Melbourne
Friday, 23rd February 2001
0930 - 1100
SEECS lecture theatre 2
University of Melbourne Computer Science Department
SEECS Building
221 Bouverie Street, Carlton.
Abstract:
I will lead a discussion on the important U.S. agent initiatives, coABS
and DAML, being run from DARPA. We will tour the Web sites, then
discuss what our comunity involvement should be. This follows on
from a visit I had with Jim Hendler at the end of November as part of my
study leave.
Biosketch:
Leon Sterling is Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer
Science and Software Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
His current research focuses on information agents and agent shells, and
rapid prototyping of agents using logic programming technology under the
auspices of agent-based software engineering.