MAS-ML 2.0: Supporting the modelling of multi-agent systems with different agent architectures

Gonçalves, Elaine Cristine Piffer; Cortés, Mariela I.; Campos, Gustavo Augusto Lima de; Lopes, Yrleyjânder S.; Freire, Sávio; Silva, Viviane Torres da; Oliveira, Kleinner; Oliveira, Marcos Antônio de

doi:10.1016/j.jss.2015.06.008

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“…They generated a text editor with auto-completion and error signaling features and presented a way of code generation for agent systems starting from their textual description. A recent work conducted in [20] aimed at creating a UML-based agent modeling language, called MAS-ML, which is able to model the well-known types of agent internal architectures, namely simple reflex agent, model-based agent, reflex agent, goal-based agent and utility-based agent. Representation and exemplification of all supported agent architectures in the concrete syntax of the introduced language are given.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As the future work, we first plan to extend the applicability of this interoperability approach for some other MAS DSMLs such as MAS-ML [20]. Later, the assessment of the language interoperability will be performed e.g.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…specific modeling languages (DSMLs) (e.g. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]) for facilitating the development of MASs. DSLs / DSMLs [21][22][23] have notations and constructs tailored toward a particular application domain (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Differentiating from the existing MAS DSML studies (e.g. [13], [16], [17], [19], [20]), our proposal is based on determining entity mappings and building horizontal M2M transformations between the metamodels of MAS DSMLs which are in the same abstraction level. In this paper, we also investigate the applicability of the proposed DSML interoperability approach by constructing horizontal transformations between two full-fledged agent DSMLs called SEA_ML [19] and DSML4MAS [5] respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Interoperability of MAS DSMLs via horizontal model transformations

Bircan¹,

Challenger²,

Kardaş³

2016

Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems

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Abstract-In this paper, we present our approach which aims at improving the mechanism of constructing language semantics over the interoperability of domain-specific modeling languages (DSMLs) developed for Multi-agent Systems (MAS) and hence providing a more efficient way of extension for the executability of modeled agent systems on various underlying agent platforms. Differentiating from the existing MAS DSML studies, our proposal is based on determining entity mappings and building horizontal model transformations between the metamodels of MAS DSMLs which are in the same abstraction level. The applicability of the approach is demonstrated in the paper by constructing horizontal transformations between two full-fledged agent DSMLs, called SEA_ML and DSML4MAS. Use of these transformations has enabled SEA_ML instance models now to be executable on new agent platforms and that feature has been provided with less effort comparing with the implementation of needed transformations between SEA_ML and those new agent platforms from scratch.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Interoperability of MAS DSMLs via horizontal model transformations

Bircan¹,

Challenger²,

Kardaş³

2016

Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems

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“…In addition, many model-driven agent development approaches are provided such as [12][13][14][15] and researchers also propose domain-specific languages (DSLs) / domain-specific modeling languages (DSMLs) (e.g. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]) for facilitating the development of MASs by enriching MAS metamodels with some defined syntax and semantics (usually translational semantics [25]). DSLs / DSMLs [26][27][28] have notations and constructs tailored toward a particular application domain (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

Supporting the platform extensibility for the model-driven development of agent systems by the interoperability between domain-specific modeling languages of multi-agent systems

2017

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The conventional approach currently followed in the development of domain-specific modeling languages (DSMLs) for multi-agent systems (MASs) requires the definition and implementation of new model-to-model and model-totext transformations from scratch in order to make the DSMLs functional for each different agent execution platforms. In this paper, we present an alternative approach which considers the construction of the interoperability between MAS DSMLs for a more efficient way of platform support extension. The feasibility of using this new interoperability approach instead of the conventional approach is exhibited by discussing and evaluating the model-driven engineering required for the application of both approaches. Use of the approaches is also exemplified with a case study which covers the model-driven development of an agent-based stock exchange system. In comparison to the conventional approach, evaluation results show that the interoperability approach requires both less development time and effort considering design and implementation of all required transformations.

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