The book consists of 31 chapters in which the authors deal with multiple aspects of modeling, utilization and implementation of semantic methods for knowledge management and communication in the context of human centered computing. It is assumed that the modern human centered computing requires the intensive application of these methods as well as effective integration with multiple techniques of computational collective intelligence. The book is organized in four parts devoted to the presentation of utilization of knowledge processing in agent and multiagent systems, application of computational collective intelligence to knowledge management, models for collectives of intelligent agents, and models and environments tailored directly to human-centered computing. All chapters in the book discuss theoretical and practical issues related to various models and aspects of computational techniques for semantic methods, which are currently studied and developed in many academic and industry centers over the world. The editors hope that the book can be useful for graduate and PhD students of computer science, as well as for mature academics, researchers and practitioners interested in developing of modern methods for representation, processing and distribution of knowledge in the context of human centered computing and by means of computer based information systems. It is the hope of the editors that readers of this volume can find in all chosen chapters many inspiring ideas and influential practical examples, as well as use them in their current and future work.

本书由31章组成，作者在其中处理了在以人为中心的计算背景下，用于知识管理和交流的语义方法的建模、利用和实施的多个方面。我们认为，现代以人为本的计算需要深入应用这些方法，并与多种计算集体智能技术有效整合。本书分为四个部分，专门介绍在代理和多代理系统中利用知识处理，计算集体智能在知识管理中的应用，智能代理集体的模型，以及直接针对以人为中心的计算的模型和环境。书中的所有章节都讨论了与语义方法的各种模型和计算技术方面有关的理论和实践问题，目前世界上许多学术和工业中心都在研究和开发这些技术。编者希望本书对计算机科学的研究生和博士生，以及对在以人为中心的计算背景下和通过基于计算机的信息系统开发现代知识表示、处理和分配方法感兴趣的成熟学者、研究人员和从业人员有所帮助。编者希望本卷的读者能在所有选定的章节中找到许多鼓舞人心的想法和有影响力的实际例子，并在他们当前和未来的工作中使用它们。