From concepts to agents: towards a framework for multi-agent system modelling

Richard Hill; Simon Polovina; Martin Beer

doi:10.1145/1082473.1082670

From concepts to agents: towards a framework for multi-agent system modelling

Richard Hill, Simon Polovina, Martin Beer

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Abstract

Whilst tools assist the various tasks required to develop a multi-agent system (MAS), yet there still remains a gap between the generation of MAS models and program code. AUML development has enabled MAS designs to be specified in detail, including the complexities of agent communication protocols, which was a shortcoming of the Unified Modelling Language (UML) standard. However, the creation of MAS designs using AUML still requires a significant amount of design expertise on the part of the designer. We describe an approach to the development of a complex healthcare information system that defines specific steps along the path to MAS implementation. In particular we explore the use of conceptual knowledge modelling techniques by means of conceptual graphs and a transactions-based architecture for model verification during requirements gathering, together with a translation to AUML for design specification, proposing a framework to extend existing AOSE methodologies. Copyright 2005 ACM.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AAMAS '05
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the fourth international joint conference on Autonomous agents and multiagent systems
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	1155-1156
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Print)	1595930949
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1082473.1082670
Publication status	Published - 25 Jul 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems - University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands Duration: 25 Jul 2005 → 29 Jul 2005 Conference number: 4

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Conference	4th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems
Abbreviated title	AAMAS '05
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Utrecht
Period	25/07/05 → 29/07/05

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Hill, R, Polovina, S & Beer, M 2005, From concepts to agents: towards a framework for multi-agent system modelling. in AAMAS '05: Proceedings of the fourth international joint conference on Autonomous agents and multiagent systems. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 1155-1156, 4th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Utrecht, Netherlands, 25/07/05. https://doi.org/10.1145/1082473.1082670

From concepts to agents : towards a framework for multi-agent system modelling. / Hill, Richard; Polovina, Simon; Beer, Martin.

AAMAS '05: Proceedings of the fourth international joint conference on Autonomous agents and multiagent systems. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2005. p. 1155-1156.

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