Agent-based computing is a promising approach for developing applications in complex
domains. However, despite the great deal of research in the area, a number of challenges …

Since the first edition was published two years ago, much has been done on extend ing the
work done on SMART to address new and important areas [3-5, 54, 79, 80, 108 …

Adaptive software is used in situations where either the environment is unpredictable or the
system is open. This paper presents a methodology named ADELFE, which is led by the …

This paper presents the MESSAGE/UML agent oriented software engineering methodology
and illustrates it on an analysis case study. The methodology covers MAS analysis and …

This paper is concerned with improving the software engineering of agent-based open
systems. It critiques the existing Gaia methodology in the light of a motivating example of …

The notion of society should play a central role in agent-oriented software engineering as a
first-class abstraction around which complex systems can be designed and built as multi …

In this paper, we propose a framework for modelling agent organizations, Omni, that allows
the balance of global organizational requirements with the autonomy of individual agents. It …

Despite all the research done in the last years on the development of methodologies for
designing MAS, there is no methodology suitable for the specification and design of MAS in …

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to expand its reach, the demand for human control
and the development of AI systems that adhere to our legal, ethical, and social values also …

Electronic markets, dispute resolution and negotiation protocols are three types of
application domains that can be viewed as open agent societies. Key characteristics of such …