SMS Research Concerns
Agentification: How to turn info resources into agents
Description: How to provide a language for agents to describe themselves and model each other
Location: How to locate agents in the society
Configuration: How to get agents to team for a purpose
Negotiation: How to get agents to form the best teams
Valuation: How an agent should charge for its services
Evaluation: How to determine the quality of a good and/or service rendered
Generalization: How to learn what agents to favor/avoid in the future based on past experience
Remuneration: How to transfer compensation