WASP -- Web Agent Support Program
c. Environment.
SE/VU
The software engineering group of
the VU involved in the DejaVu project consists of
one coordinator (A. Eliëns) two AIOs, that are working
in the area of time-based hypermedia systems (J.R. van Ossenbruggen)
and the integration of simulation and hypermedia
(S.P.C. Sch\"onhage, who is paid by the USF funded SINS project),
and one programmer (C.T. Visser) who is responsible for
the implementation of DLP and the technical aspects of
distributed object systems.
AI/VU
In the AI Section at the VU the research of a number of members of the
group focusses on multi-agent
systems: Dr. F.M.T. Brazier, drs. P.A.T. van Eck, dr. C.M. Jonker, prof. dr.
J. Treur, dr. L.C. Verbrugge. The topics are: compositional formal
modeling of multi-agent systems, models for specific types of intelligent
agents, cooperation models, information retrieval, human-computer
interaction, reflective agents, applications of multi-agent systems
(e.g., coordination of design projects), formal semantics of multi-agent
systems, verification and validation, defeasible reasoning, task analysis.
Some of these topics are addressed in cooperation with researchers from
other institutes, with whom joint papers have been and are being prepared;
for example, dr. N.R. Jennings (Queen Mary & Westfield), dr H. Johnson,
prof dr P. Johnson (Queen Mary & Westfield), prof. dr V.W. Marek and
dr. M. Truszczynski (University of Kentucky), prof. dr. H. Herre
(University of Leipzig), dr. B.M. Dunin-Keplicz (University of Warsaw).
IS/TUE
The database and hypermedia research group within the Information
Systems section of the TUE consists of one associate professor
(dr.P. De Bra), also the head of the entire Information Systems section,
three UDs (dr. A. Aerts, dr. F. Dignum and dr.ir. G.J. Houben),
one part-time professor (dr. J. Paredaens),
drs. R. Post, ir. J. Hidders, ir. C. Hoskens (NWO) and two
part-time aio's (drs. R. Selj\'ee and drs. L. Matthijssen).
A full-time programmer (P. Lemmens) is available to aid in the
implementation aspects of Pamela.
Dr. De Bra also holds a part-time position at CWI, initiating research
efforts on Databases and Internet.
mailto:eliens@cs.vu.nl
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