Scientific collaboration project on cognitive modelling of human agents, between the ENEA research agency, and ECONA Interuniversity Center.

1. HAMHAM
Human Agent cognitive Modeling
Cognitive Modeling of an abstract human agent for Human-
Machine Systems and from the perspective of the development
of Intelligent Decision Support Systems and Cognitive Interfaces.
Collaborazione Scientifica ENEA-ECONA
1999 - 2001
Responsible persons:
Dr. Adam Maria Gadomski, ENEA,
Prof.Marta Olivetti-Belardinelli, ECONA, Univ. La Sapienza,Roma
CR Casaccia,
28 May 2001

2. Collaborazione Scientifica
ENEA-ECONA
ECONA is an inter-university and cross-disciplinary
center providing teaching staff and researchers in which
participate 12 Italian universities.
It is focused on the studies of cognitive processes and
collaborates on research projects and their practical applications.
ECONAECONA
IInteruniversity Center for Research onnteruniversity Center for Research on
Cognitive Processing in NaturaCognitive Processing in Naturall andand
Artificial SystemsArtificial Systems

3. ECONAECONA
ECONA collaborates with research projects (including projects
financed by MURST, CNR, the EEC and the European Science
Foundation) and covers the following areas:
Psychology of cognitive processes
Mental process models
Neural networks
Non-linear dynamic behaviour
Natural language processing
Logic, languages and methods in programming
Psychophysiology and neuropsychology
Pedagogic communication
Education with intelligent processor support
Probabilistic approaches to situations of uncertainty
Learning processes
Members of ECONA represent: psychology, filosophy, physics, computer
science, mathematics, engineering, medicine and organization sciences.

4. Scientific Research ProjectsScientific Research Projects
Collaborazione Scientifica
ENEA-ECONA
Long-term THEMATIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
. . . .
RTD
Project
RTD
Project
RTD
Project
RTD
Project
Scientific Collaborations
Tutoring, Courses, Teaching
Innovation in Industry
Application
Oriented
Tool
Oriented
Human
Resources
Oriented

5. Research Project:Research Project: HAMHAM
Scientific Collaboration
ENEA-ECONA
Human Agent cognitive Modeling
≅ Modeling of Intelligent Cognitive
Systems
HAM
User Role
Modeling
Artificial
Decision-Makers
Human-
Computer
Collaboration
Identification of
Human behavior

6. Terminological context: AgentAgent
and Intelligent AgentIntelligent Agent
Collaborazione Scientifica
ENEA-ECONA
Agent?
!!!
Agents in the context of intelligent systems design
1. Agent confusion
2. Intelligence confusion
3. Cognitive confusions
Agent: a self-active entity with an
autonomy in tasks execution.
In different domains, agents have
many domain-dependent and
role-dependent properties, names
and … specific definitions.

7. Development of Intelligent Systems for Plant Management
Risk Management, Safety Assess.,Quality, Utility Functional Anal.,Task Analysis, Ergonomics,...
Software Technologies
SYSTEM
Engineering
AI & Cognitive Technologies
Image Processing
Technologies
Learning
TechnologiesPlanning
Technologies
Reasoning
Technologies
Neural Networks
Technologies
Fuzzy Sets
TechnologiesGenetic
Algorithms
. . .
Intelligent Systems
for Plant
Management
Rapid
Prototypingng
, UML, OOD,
Petra Nets,...
Software
Engineering
Intelligent
Agent
Modeling,
D-M models
Cognitive
Engineering
Object-Oriented
Programming
Agent-Oriented
Programming
. . .
Multimedia
Technologies
Programming Languages
& Environments
Meta-programmin
Knowledge Acquisition,
Knowledge
Representation,
Knowledge Processing
Knowledge.
Management
Knowledge
Engineering
Plant Architecture
Production Processes
Emergency on site
Emergency off site - Environmental
Context Components
Supervisory
Control
Domain Knowledge
Human organization
Personnel roles, cooperation
Business objectives
Social Context
Exploitation &
Emergency Procedures
Managerial Knowledge
© A.M.Gadomski, ENEA, 1999

8. Development of Intelligent Support for X-System Management
Risk Management, Safety Assess.,Quality, Utility Functional Anal.,Task Analysis, Ergonomics,...
Software Technologies
SYSTEM
Engineering
AI & Cognitive Technologies
Image Processing
Technologies
Learning
TechnologiesPlanning
Technologies
Reasoning
Technologies
Neural Networks
Technologies
Fuzzy Sets
Technologies
Genetic
Algorithms
. . .
Intelligent Systems
for X-System
Management
Rapid
Prototyping,
UML, OOD,
Petri Nets,...
Software
Engineering
Intelligent
Agent
Modeling,
D-M models
Cognitive
Engineering
Object-Oriented
Programming
Agent-Oriented
Programming
. . .
Multimedia
Technologies
Programming Languages
& Environments
Meta-programming
Knowledge Acquisition,
Knowledge
Representation,
Knowledge Processing
Knowledge Management
Knowledge
Engineering
X- Main goals & functions
X-Processes
X- Environmental context & impacts
Components
Supervisory,
observability Control
X-System Domain-Knowledge
Human organization
Personel roles, cooperation
Business objectives
Social Context
Exploitation &
Emergency Procedures
Managerial Knowledge
© A.M.Gadomski, ENEA, 1999
X- Architecture

9. HAM in deepHAM in deepCollaborazione Scientifica
ENEA-ECONA
Is it really multi-agent
system ??
?
Is it an
intelligen
t human
agent??
Collaboration Goal: research and development of
the symbolic model of an abstract intelligent
cognitive system that could be applicable for
description of human goal-oriented behavior and
for the design of intelligent software units.
Innitial paradigms/hipothesis:
Cognitive intelligence is independent on agent’s
specific knowledge, role, preferences and available
information.
The approach follows systemic, physics and goal-
oriented paradigms.
Collaboration Method: Exchange of experience,
common publications, seminars, student thesis in
ENEA, and preparation of a proposal in the subject
matter of the EU project.
Current results 
Power of Theory Turing and others
proposed mathematical models for
computing. This abstraction was
invaluable in the study of computer
science. ...
The immense value of the Turing machine
is that when examining what sort of
problems can be solved by a computer,
one need only to examine a Turing
machine, and not one of the millions of
potential computing devices to determine
if a computation is possible.

10. HAM ResultsCollaborazione Scientifica
ENEA-ECONA
Workshop: Attivita' di Ricerca sulla Modellizzazione Cognitiva, Rome, 20
May 1999. Intelligent Decision Support System: TOGA
Cognitive Agent. Adam M.Gadomski, Franco Pestilli,
Valentini Day Workshop, Inaugurazione dell'Anno Accademico 1999/2000,
Rome, 22/10/99.
Approccio alla modellizzazione dei processi cognitivi: rapporti tra
Psicologia e Scienze dell’Artificiale F. Pestilli, A.M.Gadomski,
M.Olivetti-Belardinelli.
ICSC International Conference on Spatial Cognition: Scientific Research
and Application, Rome, December 14-16, 2000. Route Spatial
Representation of Decisional Problems: Application of
TOGA Framework to the Modeling of Cognitive Agent. F.
PESTILLI, A.M. GADOMSKI, M. OLIVETTI BELARDINELLI
Student Thesis: Modellazione Cognitiva: IPK Cognitive Agent. F.
Pestilli. Relatore: Prof.M.Olivetti-Belardinelli, ENEA’s Tutor:
A.M.Gadomski, 7 Dec. 2000.
1. La pubblicazione dell’Abstract del Poster-Demo Route Spatial
Representation of Decisional Problems: Application of TOGA
Framework to the Modeling of Cognitive Agent (Frank. IPK
Cognitive Agent Prototype n° 0.1) nel Cognitive Processing
International Quarterly of Cognitive Science, N.3, 2000
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11. ENEA- TISGI WebENEA- TISGI Web
ResearchResearch
ENEA’s Cognitive and
Intelligent Agent Research
Search Result: web pages for "software agent","intelligent agent"
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