Foundations of Ontology-Based MAS Methodologies

Beydoun, Ghassan; Tran, Numi; Low, Graham; Henderson‐Sellers, Brian

doi:10.1007/11916291_8

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“…The strategy of information sharing can be applied to any domain. The system is tuned to a domain using an external ontology describing the domain [3]. A fully deployed P2P community-based search system would have access to a suite of ontologies corresponding to various domains.…”

Section: P2p Mas Applicationmentioning

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A security-aware metamodel for multi-agent systems (MAS)

Beydoun

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Mouratidis

et al. 2009

Information and Software Technology

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Systems (MAS)'Abstract. This paper adopts a Model Based Security (MBS) approach to identify security requirements during the early stages of multi-agent system development. Our adopted MBS approach is underpinned by a metamodel independent of any specific methodology. It allows for security considerations to be embedded within any situated agent methodology which then prescribes security considerations within its work products. Using a standard model-driven engineering (MDE) approach, these work products are initially constructed as high abstraction models and then transformed into more precise models until code-specific models can be produced. A multi-agent system case study is used to illustrate the applicability of the proposed security-aware metamodel.

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Section: P2p Mas Applicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

A security-aware metamodel for multi-agent systems (MAS)

Beydoun

Low

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“…However, it doesn't address interaction dependent problem-solving knowledge required for negotiation. In (Beydoun, Tran et al, 2006), software engineering requirements to use PSMs were mapped out resulting in a methodological model (Figure 2). This work did not address the issue of how to best formulate the PSMs for interaction-dependent problem solving.…”

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“…The methodology follows from Section 2, Figure 2 (from (Beydoun, Tran et al, 2006)), where ontology-based development of MASs from PSMs was described. (Cuní et al, 2004).…”

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“…Continuing the work in (Beydoun, Tran et al, 2006), we envisage that engineering problemsolving knowledge as domain-independent ontology-based PSM structures is beneficial towards achieving domain-independent agent-oriented methodologies and systems. A library of these PSMs would assist the development of agentoriented systems in domains where existing problem-solving knowledge may be reused.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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“…None adequately address support for the issues of extensibility, interoperability and reuse other than (Beydoun et al, 2007) (Tran & Low, 2007) where it has been argued that an ontology-based approach is needed for a truly domain-independent agent-oriented development. Following the reuse paradigm promoted in single agent knowledge-based systems development (Schreiber et al, 2001), the work in (Beydoun et al, 2006) proposes a process that revolves around a domain-dependant ontology to build individual agents with problem-solving methods (PSMs). PSMs are high-level structures describing a reasoning process employed to solve general types of problems (Fensel et al, 2002).…”

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Towards Problem Solving Methods in Multi-Agent Systems

2009

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Software and Data Technologies

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Problem Solving Methods (PSM) are abstract structures that describe specific reasoning processes employed to solve a set of similar problems and have proved very effective at enhancing reuse and extensibility in developing knowledge-based systems. We envisage that off-the-shelf PSMs can similarly assist in the development of agent-oriented solutions using Multi-Agent Systems (MAS). A challenge towards the effective use of PSMs in MAS is that current approaches to formulating PSMs do not adequately address the complexity of problems to which agent-oriented systems are suited. Towards addressing this, this paper focuses on providing an approach to guide developers in adequately formulating PSMs for complex problemsolving where interactions are involved, such as in domains where negotiation and cooperation are essential for solving a problem. Knowledge engineering, multi-agent system methodologies, problem-solving methods. TOWARDS PROBLEM SOLVING METHODS IN MULTI-AGENT SYSTEMS Abstract:Problem Solving Methods (PSM) are abstract structures that describe specific reasoning processes employed to solve a set of similar problems and have proved very effective at enhancing reuse and extensibility in developing knowledge-based systems. We envisage that off-the-shelf PSMs can similarly assist in the development of agent-oriented solutions using Multi-Agent Systems (MAS). A challenge towards the effective use of PSMs in MAS is that current approaches to formulating PSMs do not adequately address the complexity of problems to which agent-oriented systems are suited. Towards addressing this, this paper focuses on providing an approach to guide developers in adequately formulating PSMs for complex problem-solving where interactions are involved, such as in domains where negotiation and cooperation are essential for solving a problem.

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