An Environment for Distributed Collaboration Among Humans and Software Agents

Abstract

This paper describes an implemented software prototype for the Distributed Collaboration and Interaction (DCI) system, which helps humans to act as an integrated part of a multi-agent system. Human interaction with agents who act autonomously most of the time, such as a process control agent in a refinery, has received little attention compared to human interaction with agents who provide a direct service to humans, such as information retrieval. This paper describes how liaison agents within the DCI system can support human interaction with other agents that are not, by design, human-centric but must be supervised by, or coordinated with, humans. The DCI system provides a step toward future seamless integration of humans and software agents into a cohesive multi-agent system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 14, 2005
Accession Number
ADP020761

Entities

People

  • C. Thronesbery
  • Carina A. Martin
  • D. Kortenkamp
  • D. Schreckenghost
  • P. Bonasso
  • T. Milam

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomous Agents
  • Environment
  • Intelligent Agents
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Life Support Systems
  • Monitoring
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Prototypes
  • Software Agents
  • Teamwork
  • Technical Information Centers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML