Configuration/Organization
Problem: How should agents compose agents’ capabilities into teams to accomplish tasks
Strategy:
For immediate tasks (e.g. search):
- UMPRS-based TPAs select predefined configs
- Dynamic Information Integration Model transforms agent descriptions into “operators”
- Planning techniques for composing “operators”
For sustained tasks (e.g. virtual collection):
- Iterative elaboration/revision to search plans
- Maintain/improve user’s information space while underlying collections/services changes
Status: DIIM developed; awaits integration;
virtual collections are being designed