On combining organisational modelling and graphical languages for the development of multiagent systems

Abstract

This article illustrates the application of the Gaia methodology to the development of a system for Selective Dissemination of Information on the Web, as well as the integration of Gaia with AUML. This allows a concrete design closer to implementation and the developer offers a better insight into the multiagent system that is being built. Gaia is an agent-oriented organisational methodology that generates an abstract model based on roles describing the system agents, their services and interactions. AUML, as an agent-based extension of the graphical language UML, uses that model as input and breaks it down into a series of diagrams that facilitates its implementation.

Knowledge Management System Design Using Extended Gaia

“…Finally, the acquaintance model represents the communication between agents. Gaia does not cover detailed design, and relies on conventional methodologies for that purpose [1].…”

Towards an information filtering system in the Web integrating collaborative and content based techniques

“…• Although the purpose of this work was to obtain more experience in the use of methodologies of analysis and design of multi-agent systems, an additional pretty important result was the implementation of a prototype of selective information dissemination (information filtering) based on agents on the Web [1]. This system includes a module for the extraction of information based on the data contained in the web pages of the predetermined digital libraries.…”