Multiagent systems with workflows

Vidal, José M.; Buhler, Paul A.; Stahl, Christian

doi:10.1109/mic.2004.1260707

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“…1. The User Agent initiates an interaction protocol, based on the user request for data analysis, requesting from the Broker Agent to configure and coordinate a relevant workflow [23]. The Broker Agent assesses the user request, encapsulates its parameters in an agent action, according to the application ontology, and delegates to the first Wrapper Agent defined, to submit the request to its corresponding analysis tool.…”

Section: Workflow Formulation and Enactment With Predefined Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Specifically, the inherent attributes of the agent metaphor, such as autonomy, communication, coordination, as well as knowledge-sharing and reuse, provide significant advantages towards a flexible and applicable integration paradigm [4]. Especially, Multiagent Systems through workload distribution and cooperation [23], comprise a modular and flexible approach for large-scale tools integration, and accordingly, workflow composition-execution.…”

Section: Test Casementioning

confidence: 99%

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Engineering agent-mediated integration of bioinformatics analysis tools

Koutkias

Malousi

Maglaveras

2007

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Abstract. The availability of massive amounts of biological data, distributed in various data sources, has prompted the development of a wide range of data analysis tools. However, due to the heterogeneity and complexity of the domain, performing a specific analysis by combining tools is complicated. In this paper, we argue that the software agent metaphor constitutes a flexible approach towards integration of Bioinformatics tools and dynamic composition-execution of data analysis workflows. To substantiate this assertion, a scalable engineering methodology is presented, aiming to address simple as well as complex cases, in which generic Multiagent Systems are described to address different functional scenarios, incorporating agent coordination strategies and semantic domain descriptions. Based on this methodology, test cases are discussed on gene prediction tools to illustrate the applicability of the proposed systems.

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Section: Workflow Formulation and Enactment With Predefined Toolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Test Casementioning

confidence: 99%

Engineering agent-mediated integration of bioinformatics analysis tools

Koutkias

Malousi

Maglaveras

2007

MGS

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“…3. Basic BPEL4WS Syntax [7] 3. Due to the industry's increased focus on business process management and acceptance of BPEL4WS, vendors are producing new software tools for workflow design, specification, and enactment.…”

Section: Business Process Execution Language For Web Service (Bpel4ws)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…1. The infrastructure of conventional workflow based web services composition system the downside to this approach is that, although the workflow engine can execute these invocations asynchronously (thus generating some degree of parallelism), the process is still centralised, which means it suffers from the single point-of-failure weaknesses that plague centralised designs [7] and in some environments, centralisation is not possible, for example, in a peer to peer mobile devices based environment. In addition, the centralised design may require heavyweight servers.…”

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Enacting the Distributed Business Workflows Using BPEL4WS on the Multi-agent Platform

Guo

Robertson

Chen-Burger

2005

Multiagent System Technologies

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Abstract. This paper describes the development of a distributed multi-agent workflow enactment mechanism using the BPEL4WS[1] specification. It demonstrates that a multi-agent protocol (Lightweight Coordination Calculus (LCC) [8]) can be used to interpret a BPEL4WS specification to enable distributed business workflow[5] using web services[2] composition on the multi-agent platform. The key difference between our system and other existing multi-agent based web services composition systems is that with our approach, a business process model(system requirement) can be adopted directly in the multi-agent system, thus reduce the effort on the validation and verification of the interaction protocol (system specification). This approach also provides us with a lightweight way of re-design of large component based systems.

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“…It should be noted that this paper is presenting only the first two main stages (analysis, design). The implementation phase, where different technologically approaches found in literature [17], [18], [19], [20] for MAS systems and electronic markets are under research for the MAVCM platform.…”

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Agents Methodologies for e-Chartering Market design

Sardis

IFIP the International Federation for Information Processing

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Abstract. Electronic business and agents are among the most important and exciting areas of research and development in information and communication technology, with considerable potential impact and opportunities for the Maritime sector. This paper proposes the design of a Multi-Agent system for Internet Virtual Chartering Markets (MAVCM). The MAVCM system applies for business-to-business transactions in Maritime markets, and provides mechanisms for Internet-based chartering informational and transactional services. The lifecycle of the proposed system offers a solution for efficiently handling the processes involving a charterer who owns the cargo and employs a shipbroker to find a shipowner to deliver the cargo for a certain freight rate. The objective is to enable Maritime market participants to electronically charter, trade and transport cargos based on information and transactions over Internet via their software agents.

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Multiagent systems with workflows

Cited by 72 publications

References 6 publications

Engineering agent-mediated integration of bioinformatics analysis tools

Engineering agent-mediated integration of bioinformatics analysis tools

Enacting the Distributed Business Workflows Using BPEL4WS on the Multi-agent Platform

Agents Methodologies for e-Chartering Market design

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