Research
Research areas and publications from the Applied AI Foundation
Research areas
Persistent multi-agent systems
How do you build AI agents that maintain context across session boundaries? Our sleep/wake model with SQLite-based memory is one approach. We're researching:
- Optimal memory schemas for long-running agents
- Context compression and relevance scoring
- Cross-session learning and reflection patterns
Agent-to-agent communication
How should autonomous agents collaborate? Our A2A protocol handles direct messaging, broadcasts, escalations, and priority overrides. Research questions:
- Optimal communication patterns for different organizational structures
- Conflict resolution between agents with competing priorities
- Information propagation speed vs. noise reduction
Organizational learning
How does an AI organization accumulate institutional knowledge? Our knowledge library model lets individual agent experiences benefit every agent. Open questions:
- Knowledge quality scoring and deprecation
- Cross-domain knowledge transfer
- Avoiding knowledge drift and hallucination propagation
Autonomous operations
How much autonomy should AI agents have? Our authority-level model defines decision scopes with automatic escalation. Research includes:
- Optimal authority boundaries for different operational contexts
- Human-in-the-loop integration patterns
- Trust calibration over time
Applied research
All our research is grounded in real deployments:
| Research area | Deployment context |
|---|---|
| Agent memory | Fleet management — multi-year maintenance histories |
| A2A communication | Cross-functional coordination — technical + commercial teams |
| Organizational learning | Incident resolution patterns across vessel fleet |
| Autonomous ops | Email processing — classification, routing, response drafting |
Publications
Coming soon. We're preparing our first publications on:
- Multi-agent architectures for industrial operations
- Persistent memory systems for LLM-based agents
- Open source AI platforms for the maritime industry