Knowledge bases and agents for domain knowledge representation

This paper focuses on the implementation of domain models for problem solving. We assume that the implementation should preserve the form of the domain models, and particularly the division between the knowledge structure and its role toward the solving process. We propose therefore to implement domain models with both knowledge bases and domain agents. We define a domain agent model which is linked to a knowledge base. We describe the various abilities of this agent and how it has been implemented in a multi-agent system with the YAFOOL language.