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Agent Technology Conference 2005 AgentLink III Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University www.agentlink.org

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Members Currently 192 Members and 21 Associate members Sectoral breakdown: –65% Universities –16% Research Institutes –19% Commercial enterprises Members from 21 nations across Europe.

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Page 1: Agent Technology Conference 2005 AgentLink III Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University

Agent Technology Conference2005

AgentLink III

Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UKMichal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University

www.agentlink.org

Page 2: Agent Technology Conference 2005 AgentLink III Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University

What is AgentLink III• Collaboration network to support R&D in

Agent Technologies in Europe

• Funded by the EC

• Runs from January 2004 – December 2005

• Successor to AgentLink I & II (1999-2003).

Page 3: Agent Technology Conference 2005 AgentLink III Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University

Members

• Currently 192 Members and 21 Associate members

• Sectoral breakdown:– 65% Universities– 16% Research Institutes– 19% Commercial enterprises

• Members from 21 nations across Europe.

Page 4: Agent Technology Conference 2005 AgentLink III Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University

AgentLink III Objectives• Achieve competitive advantage through

increased adoption of agent technologies• Improve standards, profile & industrial

relevance of research in agents• Promote research co-ordination, commercial

adoption and student integration• Become the leading European forum for

issues, problems & solutions in agent research and development.

Page 5: Agent Technology Conference 2005 AgentLink III Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University

AgentLink III Activities• Industrial Awareness

– Promoting commercial applications of agent technologies

• Standards collaboration– Working with relevant standards bodies

• Research support– Supporting European research dissemination

• Agent Technology Roadmap– Charting future scenarios for agent technology development

• Student integration– Fostering R&D skills in the next generation

• Information infrastructrure– Facilitating AgentLink work and research co-ordination.

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The Agent Portalwww.agentlink.org

Page 7: Agent Technology Conference 2005 AgentLink III Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University

Web Resources• Links to

• Conferences• Sponsored Events• Resources

• Member profiles• Agent publications• Agent software• Agent jobfinder• Inter-network activities• Standards activities

Page 9: Agent Technology Conference 2005 AgentLink III Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University

Industrial Awareness• Aims to:

– Promote commercial awareness & takeup of agent technologies

– Foster new collaborations in promising areas of agent technology

– Facilitate take-up through published case studies.• Activities:

– Agent Technology Conference, database of case studies, promotion.

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Agent Technology Conference                                                                                     

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Thanks to oursupporters

Page 12: Agent Technology Conference 2005 AgentLink III Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University

ATC 2005 Programme09.15 Michal Pechoucek, Peter McBurney- AgentLink III

09.30 Ken Woghiren – LostWax10.00 Gotz Brasche – Microsoft Innovation10.30 Kurt Fessl - Profactor

11.00 Coffee 11.30 David Marples - Telcordia12.00 Chris van Aart – Y’all12:30 James Odell – James Odell Associates

13.00 Lunch14.00 Michael Luck - AgentLink Roadmap Launch14.30 Panel Discussion – Steven Willmott (Chair)

15:30 Demo Sessions  Calico Jack, Cambridge Consultants, CertiCon, LostWax, Magenta Technology, Noda, Profactor, Rockwell Automation, Whitestein Technologies, Y’all.

18:00 Close

Page 13: Agent Technology Conference 2005 AgentLink III Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK Michal Pechoucek, Czech Technical University

To Find Out More… Talk to one of us today!

Michal Pechoucek, CTU, Czech Republic

Peter McBurney, University of Liverpool, UK

Steven Willmott, UPC, Spain

Michael Luck, University of Southampton, UK

www.agentlink.org