We present a performance analysis of an agent-based middleware system we have developed based on "reAgents," remotely executing agents that enhance the performance of cl...
Abstract. The agent paradigm can be seen as an extension of the notion of (active) objects by concepts like autonomy, cooperation, and goal-oriented behavior. Mainstream object-ori...
This paper describes the THOMAS framework, a useful framework for the development of virtual organizations, on the basis of a service-based approach. Categories and Subject Descri...
Elena del Val Noguera, Natalia Criado, Carlos Carr...
The behavior of an agent is defined through the specification of plans and actions. Agents have a set of plans that are selected to be executed according to their goals (and other...
Viviane Torres da Silva, Ricardo Choren, Carlos Jo...
A helpful abstraction of a group of agents is a set of interacting roles, or sets of normative behaviors, that the agents can assume. An important characteristic of real-world agen...
James Odell, H. Van Dyke Parunak, Sven Brueckner, ...