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Modeling, Auto-generation and Adaptation of Multi-Agent Systems |
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Liang Xiao, Des Greer
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Monday, 13 June 2005 |
We propose a lightweight approach that provides mechanisms for
dynamic agent behavior at run-time. Agent collaborations are modeled in UML
diagrams and agent behaviors are encoded in XML-based business rules. The
combination of these captures the behavioral requirements and governs interagent
and intra-agent behaviors. A CASE tool has been developed to enable the
dynamic specification of agent behaviors and the generation of the agent
systems. Agents get the appropriate rules in XML format and then translate and
execute them at run-time. These rules are externalized and so maintenance
effort is reduced, since there is no need to recode and regenerate the agent
system. Rather, the system model is easily configured by users and agents will
always get up-to-date rules to execute at run-time. The approach is illustrated
with the aid of an e-business example and its efficacy discussed.
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