1. STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM
in Intelligent Computer
Systems
SEPICS Project
Presented by
Emmanouil Sinadinakis

2. CONTENT Presentation of the student
Presentation of the HERON laboratory
Reasons for choosing SEPICS project
My mission during this internship
Internship project
Goals to achieve
Questions

3. PRESENTATION OF STUDENT
Emmanouil Sinadinakis
Undergraduate student of Applied Informatics and Multimedia Department, TEI of Crete.
Member of European project entitled GUARANTEE (Guardian Angel For The Extended Home Environment)

4. PRESENTATION OF THE LABORATORY
University of Montreal (Universite de Montreal)
Computer Science Department
Research interests of the HERON Laboratory
 Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS)
Artificial Intelligence
Human-computer interaction
 Emotional Intelligence
Program Supervisor: Claude Frasson / Professor / Director of the HERON laboratory
My Supervisor: Pierre Chalfoun / Doctorate candidate
EU Supervisor: George Papadourakis, TEI of Crete

5. REASONS FOR CHOOSING SEPICS
University of Montreal is an excellent chance that was offered to me for studying abroad
Developing my knowledge
Opportunity to be a member of a new project
Experience Canadian culture and lifestyle

6. MY MISSION DURING THIS INTERNSHIP
Implementation of a real-time Multi-Agent architecture essential for the construction of an Intelligent learning System.
Achievements until now
Following an agent methodology (TROPOS) and using an agent platform (JADE) in JAVA in a Windows environment using Eclipse
Conceiving key tasks regarding database connectivity and user modeling
Achievements until now  Create, modify and search an XML file in JDOM using Java language to create the learner model

7. INTERNSIP PROJECTS SO FAR
Intelligent tutoring system architecture
Agent Environment in the JADE platform
Example of a JADE application
Modeling learners with XML
Internship projects that I have work so far

8. I. ITS architecture Database Agent Expert Agent Tutor Agent
Learner Agent
Interface Agent

9. II. Agent Environment in the JADE platform

10. AGENT ENVIRONMENT
AGENTS ARE:
Autonomous
Proactive
Social

11. JADE PLATFORM
JADE (Java Agent Development Framework) is a software framework to develop agent-based applications.

12. RUN A GUI PLATFROM
Cmd: Java jade. Boot –gui

13. III. EXAMPLE OF A JADE APPLICATION OF BUYER & SELLER AGENT
TAOM4E, a tool for working TROPOS methodology in Eclipse

14. GOALS OF A SELLER AGENT Goals to achieve by a Seller Agent
Register in Yellow Page
Add books
Update Catalogues of Books
Propose Offers
Sell Required Book

15. RUN A SELLER AGENT
Cmd: java –classpath .\lib\jade.jar;.\bin\ jade.Boot
–container Seller1:bookTrading.BookSellerAgent

16. GOALS OF A BUYER AGENT Goals to achieve by a Buyer Agent
Submit book title
Acquire list of Seller Agents from Yellow Page
Choose the best price
Buy book

17. RUN A BUYER AGENT Cmd: java –classpath .\lib\jade.jar;.\bin\ jade.Boot
–container Buyer1: bookTrading.BookBuyerAgent (RING)

18. IV. Modeling learners with XML
Create an XML File in JDOM using JAVA
Modify an XML File in JDOM using JAVA
Filtering an XML File in JDOM using JAVA (search for specific data)

19. GOALS LEFT TO ACHIEVE Based on the presented JADE example:
Implementing the Database agent in the ITS
Implementing the Expert agent in the ITS
Implementing the curriculum agent with the rest
Implementing the Tutor and Learner Agent
Integrate changes with the interface

20. QUESTIONS ?

21. TROPOS METHODOLOGY OF MY EXAMPLE (TAOM4E Tool)
Buyer and Seller Agent

22. TAOM4E Tool