Participative software systems are a new class of software systems whose development does not end at the deployment but requires continued user participation and contribution. They...
of other components. This abstract presents an implemented illustration of such explicit component synergy and its usefulness in dynamic multi-agent environments. In such environme...
We describe a VRML/Java-based virtual environment that is populated with heterogeneous articulated agents. In this simulated environment, agents compete for collecting certain obj...
Most studies of software evolution have been performed on systems developed within a single company using traditional management techniques. With the widespread availability of se...
A MAS architecture consisting of service centers is proposed. Within each service center, a mediator coordinates service delivery by allocating individual tasks to corresponding t...