Integrating Web Resources into the Eu Agentcities Multi-agent Initiative

Agents are problem-solving units with well-defined boundaries and interfaces operating in given environments. Agents receive inputs about the state of their environment through their sensors, may change their environment via their actors, have specific goals, control their inner state and actions autonomously, and apply flexible problem-solving algorithms to hit their target, i.e. react upon the change of their environment and proactively prepare to the achievement of later goals.