Context and Action: A Unitary Vision Within a Logic-Based Multi-agent Environment

Analysis of a Distributed Hybrid Mas Approach for Information System Development

“…In this bridging direction, in (Salutari et al 2021) we introduced a novel Distributed Hybrid System (DHS) approach to Information System Development (ISD), blending Multi-Agent System (MAS) programming with Object and Event Oriented programming to take the best from each one and to manage IS aspects such as asynchronous events, communication between different modules, and data flows that need to be treated as big data. Indeed, MASs promise to offer efficient development approaches (Batkovskiy et al 2019, Giannakis andLouis 2016), based on the integration of cooperating autonomous intelligent agents, and offer the advantage of distributing computational effort and of increasing overall robustness (Costantini 2016). On the other hand, though largely used for simulations in academic contexts (e.g., Costantini 2017, Costantini 2020, they have the disadvantage to be very often closed systems, e.g., programmed in logic programming languages like 15th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2022…”

The Hybrid Mas Approach for Information System Development in "Cyber Trainer"

“…In this direction, Multi-Agent Systems (MASs) promise to offer efficient development approaches (Batkovskiy et al 2019, Giannakis andLouis 2016) based on the integration of cooperating autonomous intelligent agents, with the advantages of the distribution of computational effort and the increase of overall robustness (Costantini 2016). Anyhow, though MAS programming has been largely used for simulations in academic contexts (e.g., Costantini 2017a, Costantini 2017b, Costantini 2020, only recently it is starting to appear in real world applications, and it is certainly a novelty in Information Systems Development.…”