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Partner selection mechanisms for agent cooperation
In a multi-agent system, a single agent may not be capable of completing complex tasks. Therefore agents are required to form a team to fulfill the task requirements. In this paper an agent model is introduced that ...
A layered approach for modelling agent conversations
Although the notion of conversations has been discussed for some time as a way in which to provide an abstract representation of extended agent message exchange, there is still no consensus established concerning how to ...
Bridging the gap between the model-driven architecture and ontology engineering
Software engineers have many robust commercial tools available to them for creating and manipulating models. Due to the widespread adoption of the Object Management Group (OMG) standards for metamodel definition, model ...
Unifying micro-agent communication in the Otago Agent Platform (OPAL)
Multi-agent frameworks are broadly available in the meanwhile. Nearly all of them however understand the agent concept differently, going as far as to provide several agent concepts within a platform. Along with this ...
Bridging the gap between the Model-Driven Architecture and ontology engineering
This paper discusses the potential benefits to ontology engineering in making the toolset of the Object Management Group’s model-driven architecture (MDA) applicable to ontology modelling, and describes the design of an ...
Opal: A multi-level infrastructure for agent-oriented software development
The Opal architecture for software development is described that supports the use of agent-oriented concepts at multiple levels of abstraction. At the lowest level are micro-agents, streamlined agents that can be used for ...
Assurance of agent systems: What role should formal verification play?
In this paper we consider the broader issue of gaining assurance that an agent system will behave appropriately when it is deployed. We ask to what extent this problem is addressed by existing research into formal verification. ...
Vector opinion dynamics: An extended model for consensus in social networks
Most people hold a variety of opinions on different topics ranging from sports, entertainment, spiritual beliefs to moral principles. These can be based on a personal reflection and evaluation or on their interactions with ...
On the testability of BDI agent systems
Before deploying a software system we need to assure ourselves (and stake- holders) that the system will behave correctly. This assurance is usually done by testing the system. However, it is intuitively obvious that ...
A comparison of software effort prediction models using small datasets
Constructing an accurate effort prediction model is a challenge in Software Engineering. One difficulty practitioners often experience is that they have only a very small amount of local data to construct a model. The small ...