Role-based software agent interaction models: a survey

Giacomo Cabri; Letizia Leonardi; Luca Ferrari; Franco Zambonelli; Giacomo Cabri; Letizia Leonardi; Luca Ferrari; Franco Zambonelli

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Abstract: The role concept represents a useful approach that has been exploited in different agent-based systems, in particular applied to interactions between agents. There are some requirements that are important for the development of agent-based applications using roles, for instance the support for the analysis, the design and the implementation phases. We have considered and compared different role-based proposals in the literature, and this paper presents a survey of the most spread ones. We explain each proposal and point out if and how it meets the identified requirements. Far from deciding the best proposal, our aim is to present the advantages and drawbacks of several proposals to designers and developers, so that they can make the best choice with regard to their needs.

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Corresponding authors: Giacomo Cabri ; Letizia Leonardi ; Luca Ferrari ; Franco Zambonelli

Published online: 01 December 2010

Abstract: Abstract: The role concept represents a useful approach that has been exploited in different agent-based systems, in particular applied to interactions between agents. There are some requirements that are important for the development of agent-based applications using roles, for instance the support for the analysis, the design and the implementation phases. We have considered and compared different role-based proposals in the literature, and this paper presents a survey of the most spread ones. We explain each proposal and point out if and how it meets the identified requirements. Far from deciding the best proposal, our aim is to present the advantages and drawbacks of several proposals to designers and developers, so that they can make the best choice with regard to their needs.

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This study was partially supported by the Italian MiUR in the frame of the PRIN project ‘MenSA—agent-oriented methodologies: engineering of interactions and relationship with the infrastructures’. The authors would also like to thank the anonymous referees for their precious suggestions.

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Giacomo Cabri, Letizia Leonardi, Luca Ferrari, Franco Zambonelli. 2010. Role-based software agent interaction models: a survey. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 25: doi: 10.1017/S026988891000024X

Giacomo Cabri, Letizia Leonardi, Luca Ferrari, Franco Zambonelli. 2010. Role-based software agent interaction models: a survey. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 25: doi: 10.1017/S026988891000024X

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