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A Methodology to Specify Multiagent Systems

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Mariela Cerrada,

Francisco HidroboAuthors Info & Claims

KES-AMSTA '07: Proceedings of the 1st KES International Symposium on Agent and Multi-Agent Systems: Technologies and Applications

Pages 92 - 101

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-72830-6_10

Published: 31 May 2007 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper we present a methodology to specify Multiagent Systems, called MASINA. MASINA is based on MAS-CommonKADS; we use the models presented in this methodology to propose some extensions, modifications and substitutions allowing to describe the intelligent characteristics of an agent or group of agents, to use intelligent techniques for the accomplishment of tasks (e.g. artificial neural networks), and to specify emergent coordination approaches, among others.

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A Methodology to Specify Multiagent Systems
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Distributed artificial intelligence
  2. Machine learning
    1. Machine learning approaches
2. Theory of computation

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Loureiro ENixon PDobson S(2012)Decentralized and optimal control of shared resource poolsACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems10.1145/2168260.21682747:1(1-31)Online publication date: 4-May-2012
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2168260.2168274
Fernández NAguilar JTerán O(2010)Conceptual modeling of emergent processes in dynamic complex systemsProceedings of the 9th WSEAS international conference on computational intelligence, man-machine systems and cybernetics10.5555/1948759.1948771(75-82)Online publication date: 14-Dec-2010
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/1948759.1948771

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