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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143604103321

Autore

Lind Jürgen

Titolo

Iterative Software Engineering for Multiagent Systems : The MASSIVE Method / / by Jürgen Lind

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2001

ISBN

3-540-45162-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2001.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 290 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; ; 1994

Disciplina

005.1

Soggetti

Software engineering

Artificial intelligence

Computer networks

Computer programming

Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems

Artificial Intelligence

Software Engineering

Computer Communication Networks

Programming Techniques

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Agents, Multiagent Systems and Software Engineering -- Basic Concepts in Software Engineering -- The Conceptual Framework of Massive -- Massive Views -- Further Case Studies -- Conclusion -- Toolkits for Agent-Based Applications -- Basic Problem Solving Capabilities of TCS Agents -- Protoz Specification of the Contract-Net Protocol.

Sommario/riassunto

The agent metaphor and the agent-based approach to systems design constitute a promising new paradigm for building complex distributed systems. However, until now, the majority of the agent-based applications available have been built by researchers who specialize in agent-based computing and distributed artificial intelligence. If agent-based computing is to become anything more than a niche technology practiced by the few, then the base of people who can successfully apply the approach needs to be broadened dramatically. A major step



in this broadening endeavor is the development of methodologies for agent-oriented software engineering accessible to and attractive for professional software engineers in their daily work. Against this background, this book presents one of the first coherent attempts to develop such a methodology for a broad class of agent-based systems. The author provides a clear introduction to the key issues in the field of agent-oriented software engineering.