Simulation in Agent-Oriented Software Engineering: The SODA Case Study
| Ambra Molesini, Matteo Casadei, Andrea Omicini, Mirko Viroli |
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The key role of simulation in the engineering of complex multiagent systems (MAS) is today generally acknowledged in the MAS community. However, the adoption of simulation in state-of-the-art Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE) methodologies is still incomplete at its best.
In this paper we present a simulation-based approach to MAS engineering and discuss its integration within AOSE methodologies. Integration is first discussed in general by adopting standard method engineering techniques, then detailed by means of a case study—that is, integrating simulation in SODA.
Keywords: Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, Methodologies, Simulation, MAS Environment, SODA
Science of Computer Programming 78(6), pages 705-714, June 2013.
Giacomo Cabri, Maria Ganzha (eds.), Elsevier Science B.V.
Special Issue on Agent-oriented Design methods and Programming Techniques for Distributed Computing in Dynamic and Complex Environments. Published online.
Giacomo Cabri, Maria Ganzha (eds.), Elsevier Science B.V.
Special Issue on Agent-oriented Design methods and Programming Techniques for Distributed Computing in Dynamic and Complex Environments. Published online.
@article{aosesimulation-scico2011,
Author = {Molesini, Ambra and Casadei, Matteo and Omicini, Andrea and Viroli, Mirko},
Doi = {10.1016/j.scico.2011.09.007},
Editor = {Cabri, Giacomo and Ganzha, Maria},
Issn = {0167-6423},
Number = 6,
Journal = {Science of Computer Programming},
Keywords = {Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, Methodologies, Simulation, MAS Environment, SODA},
Month = jun,
Note = {Special Issue on Agent-oriented Design methods and Programming Techniques for Distributed Computing in Dynamic and Complex Environments. Published online},
Pages = {705–-714},
Publisher = {Elsevier Science B.V.},
Title = {Simulation in Agent-Oriented Software Engineering: The {{\sf SODA}} Case Study},
Url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167642311001778},
Volume = 78,
Year = 2013} 