** New Book ** ** New Book ** ** New Book ** ** New Book ** PROGRAMMING MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS IN AGENTSPEAK USING JASON by Rafael H. Bordini, Jomi Fred Hübner, and Michael Wooldridge http://jason.sf.net/jBook/ ** New Book ** ** New Book ** ** New Book ** ** New Book ** INTRODUCTION Since it was introduced by Rao in 1996, AgentSpeak has proved to be one of the most influential programming languages available for multi-agent systems. AgentSpeak provides the features of complex PRS-style reactive planning systems in a simple and elegant framework. This book provides a practical introduction to programming in AgentSpeak using Jason, a fully-featured, freely-available implementation of AgentSpeak. The book provides a brief introduction to multi-agent systems and the BDI agent architecture on which AgentSpeak is based, and then describes Jason’s AgentSpeak variant and provides a comprehensive, practical guide to using Jason for programming multi-agent systems. The book is illustrated with many practical examples, the source code for which is available at the book's web site. This essential guide to AgentSpeak and Jason will be invaluable to senior undergraduate and postgraduate students studying multi-agent systems. The book will also be of interest to software engineers, designers, developers, and programmers interested in multi-agent systems. CONTENTS Preface 1 Introduction 2 The BDI Agent Model 3 The Jason Agent Programming Language 4 Jason Interpreter 5 Environments 6 Communication and Interaction 7 User-Defined Components 8 Advanced Goal-Based Programming 9 Case Studies 10 Formal Semantics 11 Conclusions A Reference Guide Bibliography PUBLICATION DETAILS Published by John Wiley / Hardback / 273 pages / October 2007 / ISBN10: 0470029005 / ISBN13: 9780470029008