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Agent-based computing has the potential to improve the theory and practice of modelling, designing, and implementing complex systems. The paper presents that basic notions of intelligent agents and multi-agent systems and focus on some applications of multi-agent systems in different domains.
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Oprea, M. (2004). Applications of Multi-Agent Systems. In: Reis, R. (eds) Information Technology. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol 157. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8159-6_9
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