Abstract--In the network-centric computing era, applications often involve sets of autonomous, unpredictable, and possibly mobile entities interacting within open, dynamic, and pos...
This paper illustrates an approach to combining the benefits of a multi-agent system architecture with the use of industry-standard modelling techniques using the Unified Modeli...
Multi-agent systems are subject to performance bottlenecks in cases where agents cannot perform tasks by themselves due to insufficient resources. Solutions to such problems inclu...
Onn Shehory, Katia P. Sycara, Prasad Chalasani, So...
The computer simulation of complex phenomena is a challenging issue for studying their properties. Several models and techniques have been developed in order to provide useful con...
Stefania Bandini, Flavio De Paoli, Sara Manzoni, C...
ing organizational abstractions as first-class citizens in the design process.2,3 So, a promising approach would be to combine Semantic Web services4 and agent technologies5,6 for ...