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Tutorial on 
INTELLIGENT AGENTS ON THE WEB: POTENTIALS, TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS

5 July 1997, Gold Coast
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One-day tutorial on Intelligent Software Agents on the Web will be
presented by Dr San Murugesan in Gold Cost on July 5, preceding the
AusWeb97 conference (5-9 July 1997). It will introduce intelligent
agents, and present agent architectures, development tools and Internet
applications in a range of areas including information seeking and
customisation and on-line shopping. A brief summary of the tutorial is
given below.

FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT: 
Lisa Messenger
Norsearch Conference Services
Free Call: 1-800-649 202
Phone  (066) 203932, Fax: (066) 221954
email: lmesseng@scu.edu.au
http://ausweb.scu.edu.au



Overview of the Tutorial
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Intelligent software agents on the Internet and Web are poised to
revolutionise the way in which we search, filter and retrieve
information, do on-line shopping, get advise and to offer a host of new
Web-based services. 

They pervade the Internet offering a whole range of
new features and greatly influencing the use of the Web in almost every
activity we are involved in. 

The emergence of intelligent agent technology is an important step
forward in efficiently managing and making effective use of vast amount
of information now available on-line.

Intelligent agents are going to play increasingly important roles in the
global information infrastructure provided by the Internet and they will
soon become a central part of most Web-based applications.

An intelligent agent is a self-contained, autonomous software package
with enough smartness to act as your personal assistant and to
accomplish tasks on your behalf. 

It can work in the background, roam the Internet, search for
information  you need, filter and manage your mail, do shopping for you
finding competitive products and services and personalise your Web-based
applications. 

Also it can meet other agents on the net and collaborate with them to
accomplish its tasks. It has
emerged as a new paradigm in artificial intelligence and is better
suited for a wide range of Web-based applications. 

Intelligent agents have demonstrated their potentials in a number of
real-world applications and many agent-based Web applications will be a
common place very soon.

This tutorial gives a comprehensive introduction to intelligent agents
on the Web and explores the way in which they could be used in a range
of new Internet and Web-based applications. It also discusses how they
may affect and influence future applications. 


WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The tutorial is for all those interested or involved in design,
development, implementation and applications of the Internet and web. It
will also be of interest and benefit to professionals and managers from
business, industry and government, researchers and academics. No prior
knowledge of artificial intelligence and intelligent agents is required.

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