Paper Info
Title
An abstract architecture for virtual organizations: The THOMAS approach
Abstract
Today, the need for architectures and computational models for large-scale open multi-agent systems is considered to be a key issue for the success of agent technology in real-world scenarios. This paper analyzes the significant unsolved problems that must be taken into account in order to develop real, open multi-agent systems. It identifies requirements and related open issues, discusses how some of these requirements have been tackled by current technologies, and explains how the THOMAS architecture is able to give support to these open issues. This paper also describes the THOMAS abstract architecture and computational model for large-scale open multi-agent systems based on a service-oriented approach that specifically addresses the design of virtual organizations. An application example for the management of a travel agency system, which demonstrates the new features of the proposal, is also presented.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1007/s10115-010-0349-1
Knowl. Inf. Syst.
Keywords
DocType
Volume
multi-agent systems · virtual organizations · agent platforms · agent infrastructures,thomas approach,agent technology,virtual organization,large-scale open multi-agent system,computational model,open multi-agent system,thomas abstract architecture,thomas architecture,related open issue,open issue,application example,current technology,multi agent systems
Journal
29
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2
0219-3116
31
PageRank 
References 
Authors
1.20
47
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Estefania Argente130921.40
Vicente Botti236028.75
Carlos Carrascosa317026.72
Adriana Giret430834.38
Vicente Julian51188.74
Miguel Rebollo616926.18