@article{article_1310607, title={Design of the Integrated Cognitive Perception Model for Developing Situation-Awareness of an Autonomous Smart Agent}, journal={Balkan Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering}, volume={11}, pages={283–292}, year={2023}, DOI={10.17694/bajece.1310607}, author={Dağlarlı, Evren}, keywords={Autonomous smart agents, Cognitive perception, Attention modelling, World model.}, abstract={This study explores the potential for autonomous agents to develop environmental awareness through perceptual attention. The main objective is to design a perception system architecture that mimics human-like perception, enabling smart agents to establish effective communication with humans and their surroundings. Overcoming the challenges of modeling the agent’s environment and addressing the coordination issues of multi-modal perceptual stimuli is crucial for achieving this goal. Existing research falls short in meeting these requirements, prompting the introduction of a novel solution: a cognitive multi-modal integrated perception system. This computational framework incorporates fundamental feature extraction, recognition tasks, and spatial-temporal inference while facilitating the modeling of perceptual attention and awareness. To evaluate its performance, experimental tests and verification are conducted using a software framework integrated into a sandbox game platform. The model’s effectiveness is assessed through a simple interaction scenario. The study’s results demonstrate the successful validation of the proposed research questions.}, number={3}, publisher={MUSA YILMAZ}, organization={ITU - Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Research Center / Cognitive Systems Lab}