Multi-Agent Programming

Bordini, Rafael H.; Dastani, Mehdi; Dix, Jürgen; Seghrouchni, Amal El Fallah

doi:10.1007/b137449

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“…In the following subsections we focus on ReSpecTX modularity feature to showcase how reusability of reactions is straightforwardly enabled by encapsulation and composition. Accordingly, we introduce some modules from the ReSpecTX Standard Library 9 briefly describing their functioning and the use case they target. Then we show how simple behaviours, provided by the aforementioned modules, can be composed into more articulated ones by means of ReSpecTX features.…”

Section: Respectx Standard Librarymentioning

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ReSpecTX: Programming interaction made easy

2018

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In this paper we present the ReSpecTX language, toolchain, and standard library as a first step of a path aimed at closing the gap between coordination languages ? mostly a prerogative of the academic realm until now ? and their industrial counterparts. Since the limited adoption of coordination languages within the industrial realm is also due to the lack of suitable toolchains and libraries of reusable mechanisms, ReSpecTX equips a core coordination language (ReSpecT) with tools and features commonly found in mainstream programming languages. In particular, ReSpecTX makes it possible to provide a reference library of reusable and composable interaction patterns.

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Section: Respectx Standard Librarymentioning

confidence: 99%

ReSpecTX: Programming interaction made easy

2018

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“…Next, the interpreter should find a proper plan that its execution achieves agent's goals that have been identified during goal deliberation phase (Means-end reasoning) (Bratman et al, 1988;Pokahr et al, 2005). In addition, in this model, a set of plans are assigned to each agent.…”

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An Ontology Driven, Procedural Reasoning System-Like Agent Model, For Multi-Agent Based Mobile Workforce Brokering Systems

Mousavi

Nordin

Othman

2010

Journal of Computer Science

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Problem statement: It has been proven that Believe, Desire, Intention (BDI) agent architecture, performs suitably in dynamic and unpredictable environments. Although BDI architecture has been formulated rigorously, implementing BDI architecture is not as straightforward as it has been promised. Nevertheless, the preeminent implementation of BDI architecture is Procedural Reasoning System (PRS) and Jadex is a Java-based platform that successfully applies PRS BDI architecture to implement BDI agents. However, Jadex utilizes XML format to represent plans, beliefs and goals which are the core of the PRS BDI agents. Although XML is a suitable format for exchanging data, it does not add any semantic to the data that it represents. Approach: In contrast, in our proposed Ontology driven PRS like model (O-PRS), we used Ontology with OWL format to represent Believes, Plans and Events. Our Ontology had been designed particularly for implementing BDI agents which are used in Mobile Workforce Brokering Systems (MWBS), a multi-agent system that automated the process of allocating tasks to Mobile Workforces. Results: This research was an endeavor to equip the PRS model with Ontology and semantic knowledge representation and reasoning capability. In this study firstly, our proposed model was formulated, then the model was been examined using a simulation tool (MWBS-SIM) which simulated MWBS in its Initialization phase. We used JADE to implement the Agents, Protégé OWL to create the Ontology and Jena as a semantic web platform by means of which MWBS is able to connect to the Ontology and apply the O-PRS model. Conclusion: The result of our simulation showed that O-PRS is a feasible approach. Furthermore, Ontology provided better means for knowledge sharing and navigation therefore, multi-agent systems constructed using O-PRS, were more generic and more adaptable in comparison with those that use XML.

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Agent Technology

Meyer

2008

Wiley Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering

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In this article, an overview of agent technology is given. First, the concept of an agent is explained in the introduction, and some characteristics that are often found in the literature are given. Next, the history of the field is outlined, starting with the philosophical background. Then the attempts to formalize the notion of an agent by means of formal logic are explained. Next, the proposals for realizing agents through agent architectures, agent‐oriented programming, and software engineering are describe. This section is followed by a description of newer developments, in which multiagent systems are emphasized. The article is concluded with sections on applications and developments.

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Multi-Agent Programming

Cited by 133 publications

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ReSpecTX: Programming interaction made easy

An Ontology Driven, Procedural Reasoning System-Like Agent Model, For Multi-Agent Based Mobile Workforce Brokering Systems

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