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<h2>Information Science Discussion Papers Series: 2009 Abstracts</h2>

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<h3><a name="#dp2009-01">2009/01: Tag based model for knowledge sharing in agent society</a></h3>
<h4>S. Savarimuthu, M. Purvis and M. Purvis</h4>

<p>In this paper we discuss a tag-based model that facilitates knowledge sharing in the context of agents playing the knowledge sharing game. Sharing the knowledge incurs a cost for the sharing agent, and thus non-sharing is the preferred option for selfish agents. Through agent-based simulations we show that knowledge sharing is possible even in the presence of non-sharing agents in the population. We also show that the performance of an agent society can be better when some agents bear the cost of sharing instead of the whole group sharing the cost.</p>

<p><strong>Keywords: </strong>cooperation,
altruism,
tags,
knowledge sharing,
multi-agent based simulation,
artificial society</p>

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<h3><a name="#dp2009-02">2009/02: A software framework for application development using ZigBee protocol</a></h3>
<h4>B.T.R. Savarimuthu, M. Bruce and M. Purvis</h4>

<p>The problem with the uptake of new technologies such as ZigBee is the lack of development environments that help in faster application software development. This paper describes a software framework for application development using ZigBee wireless protocol. The architecture is based on defining XML based design interfaces that represent the profiles of ZigBee nodes that are used in the application.</p>


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