This paper develops and analyzes distributed search techniques for use in a peer-to-peer (P2P) network-based Information Retrieval (IR) system. In the absence of a centralized med...
Haizheng Zhang, W. Bruce Croft, Brian Neil Levine,...
It is widely accepted in Distributed Artificial Intelligence that a crucial property of artificial agents is their autonomy. Whereas agent autonomy enables features of agent-base...
Abstract— This paper introduces the Collective Neuro Evolution (CONE) method, and compares its efficacy for designing specialization, with a conventional Neuro-Evolution (NE) me...
Though exciting scientifically, autonomous agent design can result in legal liability. This paper surveys those legal concerns, focusing on issues arising from the unique qualitie...
As access to information becomes more intensive in society, a great deal of that information is becoming available through diverse channels. Accordingly, users require effective ...