Constructing Intelligent Agents Using Java

Intelligent agents are software programs that perform some of the tasks that users find difficult to do in a Web-centric world. Java is the ideal language for programming agents. This book teaches the fundamentals of Java-based development and explains how to construct evolve agents capable of learning and competing.

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This is a state-of-the-art guide on how to build intelligent Web-based applications using Java. Joseph and Jennifer Bigus update and significantly expand their book on building intelligent Web-based applications using Java. Geared to network programmers or Web developers who have previously programmed agents in Smalltalk or C++, this practical book explains in detail how to construct agents capable of learning and competing, including both design principles and actual code for personal agents, network or Web agents, multi-agent systems and commercial agents. New and revised coverage includes agent tools, agent uses for Web applications (including personalization, cross-selling, and e-commerce), and additional AI technologies such as fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms.