Paving the Way for Implementing Multiagent Systems: Integrating Gaia with Agent-UML

García-Ojeda, Juan C.; Arenas, Alvaro; Pérez-Alcázar, José de Jesús

doi:10.1007/11752660_14

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“…For example, in and , the authors integrate AUML in Gaia to improve the modelling of open MAS, specifically replacing the protocol model of Gaia with the Agents Interaction Protocol (AIP). Finally, García-Ojeda et al (2005), in their paper about refining Gaia with AUML, propose, among other things, a representation of the organisational structure of the MAS.…”

Section: Agent-oriented Methodologies and Toolsmentioning

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The rationale behind the development of an airline operations control centre using Gaia-based methodology

Castro

Oliveira

2008

IJAOSE

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Abstract:In this paper, we report how we complemented Gaia methodology to analyse and design a multi-agent system for an airline company operations control centre. Besides showing the rationale behind the analysis, design and implementation of our system, we also present how we mapped the abstractions used in agent-oriented design to specific constructs in JADE. The advantages of using a goal-oriented early requirements analysis and its influence on subsequent phases of analysis and design are also presented. Finally, we also propose UML 2.0 diagrams at several different levels for the representation of Gaia deliverables, such as organisational structure, role and interaction model, and agent and service model. Keywords: multi-agent systems; agent-oriented methodologies; goal-oriented requirements analysis; operations recovery; disruption management.Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Castro, A. and Oliveira, E. (2008) 'The rationale behind the development of an airline operations control centre using Gaia-based methodology', Int. J. Vol. 2, No. 3, Biographical notes: António Castro is a Software Engineer at TAP Portugal, the Portuguese airline company, where he manages software projects related to crew scheduling and operations control. He is currently a PhD student of Informatics Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto. His current research interests include multi-agent systems, agent-oriented software engineering and distributed systems. The rationale behind the development of an airline OCC 351Eugénio Oliveira is a Full Professor at the University of Porto, Portugal. He coordinates a research group on distributed artificial intelligence in the LIACC Lab and a doctoral programme in informatics. He obtained his PhD in Knowledge Engineering/Logic Programming from the Universidade Nova in Lisbon (1984). He was Guest Academic at IBM/IEC, Belgium (1984Belgium ( -1985. He was awarded the Gulbenkian Prize in 1983. He has participated in European and nationally funded projects involving intelligent agents. Agent-based frameworks for B2B, multi-agent learning and agent-based teamwork are current topics of interest. He has published a number of papers in journals and proceedings.

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Section: Agent-oriented Methodologies and Toolsmentioning

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The rationale behind the development of an airline operations control centre using Gaia-based methodology

Castro

Oliveira

2008

IJAOSE

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“…Jaunet et al also in 2002 added a hierarchical structure for roles and developing a formal model for the system environment and developing the ability to manage dynamic changes to GAIA methodology and proposed a new one named ROADMAP [8]. Another development in this methodology was performed by Garcia et al enhanced the interaction, agent and protocol stages and the UML developed model by a combination of this methodology and the AUML [10]. Gonzalez et al also tried to enhance this method logy by adding agent design stage and a repeatable approach [11].…”

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Method integration: An approach to develop agent oriented methodologies

Ghandehari

Saadatjoo

Chahooki

2015

JAIDM

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Agent oriented software engineering (AOSE) is an emerging field in computer science and proposes some systematic ideas for multi agent systems analysis, implementation and maintenance. Despite the various methodologies introduced in the agent-oriented software engineering, the main challenges are defects in different aspects of methodologies. According to the defects resulted from weaknesses in agent oriented methodologies in different aspects, a combinatory solution named ARA using, ASPECS, ROADMAP and AOR has been proposed. The three methodologies were analyzed in a comprehensive analytical framework according to concepts and Perceptions, modeling language, process and pragmatism. According to time and resource limitations, sample methodologies for evaluation and in titration were selected. This selection was based on the use of methodologies' and their combination ability. The evaluation show that, the ROADMAP methodology supports stages of agent-oriented systems' analysis and the design stage is not complete because it doesn't model all semi agents. On the other hand, since AOR and ASPECS methodologies support the design stage and inter agent interactions, a mixed methodology has been proposed and is a combination of analysis stage of ROADMAP methodology and design stage of AOR and ASPECS methodologies. Furthermore, to increase the performance of proposed methodology of actor models, service model, capability and programming were also added to this proposed methodology. To describe its difference phases, it was used in a case study too. Results of this project can pave the way to introduce future agentoriented methodologies.

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