Agents and Their Applications systematically discusses the basic concepts and key technologies of agents, and provides practical examples of agent applications, reflecting the current achievements in agent research. Its contents cover the theoretical models of agents, agent system architecture, communication languages, agent coordination and cooperation, mobile agents, agent learning and knowledge discovery, and agent-oriented software technologies. Combined with practical examples, it also introduces applications in fields such as information retrieval and intelligent decision-making, possessing both theoretical and practical value.

Agent and Its Applications is suitable for scientific and technical personnel engaged in intelligent science and technology, computer science and technology, automation, and related fields. It can also be used as a textbook for doctoral and master's students in relevant majors.

SHI Zhongzhi is a Researcher and Supervisor of Doctoral Candidates at the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; he is a Fellow of the International Association for Information Science, a Fellow of the China Computer Federation, and a Fellow of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence, and he has long been engaged in research on Intelligent Science and Artificial Intelligence.