Paper Info
Title
A Methodology for Role-Based Modeling of Open Multi-Agent Software Systems
Abstract
Multi-agent systems (MAS) are rapidly emerging as a powerful paradigm for modeling and developing distributed information systems. In an open multi-agent system, agents can not only join or leave an agent society at will, but also take or release roles dynamically. Most of existing work on MAS uses role modeling for system analysis; however, role models are only used at conceptual level with no realizations in the implemented system. In this paper, we propose a methodology for role-based modeling of open multi- agent software systems. We specify role organization and role space as containers of conceptual roles and role instances, respectively. Agents in an agent society can take or release roles from a role space dynamically. The relationships between agents are deduced through a mechanism called A-R mapping. As a potential solution for automated MAS development, we summarize the procedures to generate a role-based design of open multi-agent software systems.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2005
ICEIS (3)
a-r mapping.,object-z formalism,role-based modeling,open multi-agent software systems,multi agent system,system analysis,software systems,role models
Field
DocType
Citations 
Information system,Computer science,System of systems,Role modeling,Software agent,Software system,Systems development life cycle,Real-time Control System Software,Software development,Distributed computing
Conference
8
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.55
11
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Haiping Xu138542.47
Xiaoqin Zhang2389.23