Abstract. A reference architecture integrates a set of architectural patterns that have proven their value for a family of applications. Such family of applications is characterize...
There is a lot of confusion on what the environment of a multi-agent system (MAS) comprises. Sometimes, researchers refer to the environment as the logical entity of a MAS in which...
—This paper presents a framework supporting the definition and implementation of virtual environment inhabited by interacting situated agents defined according to the Multilayere...
Abstract. Engineering non-trivial open multi-agent systems is a challenging task. Our research focusses on situated multi-agent systems, i.e. systems in which agents are explicitly...
Elke Steegmans, Danny Weyns, Tom Holvoet, Yolande ...
The purpose of this paper is to present the main characteristics of ADF, an open source agent developing platform with a focus on agent collaboration. The basic architecture of th...