Abstract. The capabilities for agents in a team to anticipate informationneeds of teammates and proactively offer relevant information are highly desirable. However, such behavior...
In this paper, we present a consensus algorithm for synchronous distributed systems using cooperating mobile agents. The algorithm is designed within a framework for mobile agent ...
This paper presents the MESSAGE/UML agent oriented software engineering methodology and illustrates it on an analysis case study. The methodology covers MAS analysis and design an...
Giovanni Caire, Wim Coulier, Francisco J. Garijo, ...
The large amount of information that is spread over the Internet is an important resource for all people but also introduces some issues that must be faced. The dynamism and the un...
Sonia Bergamaschi, Giacomo Cabri, Francesco Guerra...
We take the position that large-scale distributed systems are better understood, at all levels, when locality is taken into account. When communication and mobility are clearly se...