Projects: KOALA

KOALA

Knowledge-Oriented Object-Agent Collaboration System

KOALA (the Knowledge-Oriented Object-Agent ColLAboration system) focuses on the predesign stage of architectural design. KOALA combines object-agent technology with high level representation to form a partnership between the human designer and the computer-based design environment. A diverse taxonomy of agents including domain agents, space agents, and monitor agents work collaboratively to provide the human designer with expert evaluation and assistance in developing a design solution. Space agents attempt to formulate various design solutions based on individual perspectives through negotiation with other agents. The result is a highly interactive design environment rich in agent-based assistance and exploration.

References: (PDF)

Pohl, K.; 'The Round Table Model: A Web-Oriented Agent-Based Framework for Decision-Support Applications'; in Pohl, J. (ed.) Advances in Collaborative Decision-Support Systems for Design, Planning, and Execution, focus symposium: International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics, and Cybernetics, Baden-Baden, Germany, August 17-21, 1998 (pp.47-59).

Pohl, J., A. Chapman, K.Pohl, J. Primrose and A. Wozniak; 'Decision-Support Systems: Notions, Prototypes, and In-Use Applications'; Technical Report, CADRU-11-97, CAD Research Center, Design Institute, College of Architecture and Environmental Design, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, January, 1997 (pp. 125-142).

Pohl, K.; 'KOALA: An Object-Agent Design System' in Pohl, J. (ed.) Advances in Cooperative Environmental Design Systems, focus symposium: International Conference on Systems Research, Informatics, and Cybernetics, Baden-Baden, Germany, August 14-18, 1996 (pp. 81-92).