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The role of Learning in systems of reusable heterogeneous design agents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2009

M. V. Nagendra Prasad ,
Susan E. Lander  and
Victor R. Lesser
M. V. Nagendra Prasad
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, U.S.A.
Susan E. Lander
Affiliation:
Blackboard Technology Group, Inc., 401 Main Street, Amherst, MA 01002, U.S.A.
Victor R. Lesser
Affiliation:
Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, U.S.A.
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In this abstract, we discuss the use of learning techniques to improve performance and solution quality in multiagent parametric design. We have implemented the L-TEAM testbed for empirical evaluation of two forms of learning (described in detail below):

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Research Abstracts
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AI EDAM , Volume 10 , Issue 2: Special Issue: Machine learning in design , April 1996 , pp. 163 - 165
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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