Multiagent System Engineering: The Coordination Viewpoint

Paolo Ciancarini, Andrea Omicini, Franco Zambonelli

The paper focuses on the design of multiagent systems and argues that traditional approaches fall short when dealing with complex multiagent systems. On this basis, this paper shows how an approach based on coordination models can help in the design of multiagent systems. A simple example in the area of conference management is assumed as a case study to clarify the concepts expressed.

Intelligent Agents VI. Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence 1757, pages 250-259, 2000.
Nicholas R. Jennings, Yves Lespérance (eds.), Springer
6th International Workshop (ATAL'99), Orlando, FL, USA, 15-17 July 1999. Proceedings

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	Author = {Ciancarini, Paolo and Omicini, Andrea and Zambonelli, Franco},
	Booktitle = {Intelligent Agents VI. Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages},
	Doi = {10.1007/10719619_19},
	Editor = {Jennings, Nicholas R. and Lesp\'{e}rance, Yves},
	Isbn = {978-3-540-67200-5},
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	Issn = {0302-9743},
	Issn-Online = {1611-3349},
	Note = {6th International Workshop (ATAL'99), Orlando, FL, USA, 15--17~} # jul # {~1999. Proceedings},
	Pages = {250--259},
	Publisher = {Springer},
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	Series = {LNAI},
	Title = {Multiagent System Engineering: The Coordination Viewpoint},
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