NDLI: Towards a set of Measures for Evaluating Software Agent Autonomy

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Alonso, F. Fuertes, J.L. Martinez, L. Soza, H.
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Agent-oriented software is an established research field. For this reason, it is important to develop comprehensive measures of excellence to evaluate this software. No set of measures defining the overall quality of an agent has been developed to date. Some attempts at evaluating agent quality have addressed certain agent features, like the development process. We believe that agent quality can be determined as a function of well-defined characteristics. Evaluated using appropriate measures, these characteristics will assure an agent’s reliability and correct functionality. This paper deals with an important agent feature, namely, autonomy. Autonomy is considered to be the agent’s ability to operate independently, without the need for human guidance or the intervention of external elements. The article proposes a set of measures used to evaluate the autonomy of a agent and presents a case study analyzing the behavior of these measures.
Starting Page	73
Ending Page	78
File Size	220277
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9780769539331
DOI	10.1109/MICAI.2009.15
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-11-09
Publisher Place	Mexico
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Object oriented modeling Humans ISO standards Size measurement Application software IEC standards Measures Quality Software quality Software agents Autonomy Software measurement Artificial intelligence
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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