Deriving agent-centred representations of protocols described using propositional statecharts

Diagrammatic methodologies for the representation of agent interaction protocols can be classified as joint representations that describe an interaction in terms of a single sequential process, or agent-centred representations that provide a distinct description of the interaction protocol for each agent (or role) in the interaction. Here we discuss the process of deriving agent centred representations from joint representations and vice versa, using a variant of UML statecharts. Categories and Subject Descriptors D.2.2 [Design Tools and Techniques]: State Diagrams General Terms Design, Languages Keywords Interaction Protocols, Propositional Statecharts, Statecharts

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ATAL
• Authors: Hywel R. Dunn-Davies, Jim Cunningham
• Keywords: Agent Interaction Protocols, ATAL 2007, Interaction Protocols, Joint Representations