Adaptive organizational changes in agent-oriented methodologies

Luca Cernuzzi; Franco Zambonelli; Luca Cernuzzi; Franco Zambonelli

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Abstract: We analyze the problem of modeling and developing multiagent systems (MASs) from the organizational theory point of view. In particular, we focus on the critical issue of adapting MASs organizations whenever changes in the structure of the MAS are required. We survey different relevant agent-oriented methodologies and discuss their suitability in dealing with adaptation in multiagent organizations. Finally, we present some critical considerations about the analyzed methodologies together with some open issues related to the process of modeling organizations for facilitating their adaptations.

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Adaptive organizational changes in agent-oriented methodologies

Departamento de Ingeniera Electrónica e Informtica

Dipartimento di Scienze e Metodi dell Ingegneria

Corresponding authors: Luca Cernuzzi ; Franco Zambonelli

Published online: 12 May 2011

Abstract: Abstract: We analyze the problem of modeling and developing multiagent systems (MASs) from the organizational theory point of view. In particular, we focus on the critical issue of adapting MASs organizations whenever changes in the structure of the MAS are required. We survey different relevant agent-oriented methodologies and discuss their suitability in dealing with adaptation in multiagent organizations. Finally, we present some critical considerations about the analyzed methodologies together with some open issues related to the process of modeling organizations for facilitating their adaptations.

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We thank the anonymous referees for having helped improving the article.

The term structure may be easily related to architecture as usually used in the software engineering discipline (the architecture specifies in the global system the set of modules and their interrelationships). However, in agent-based computing, the term architecture has sometimes been used to specify a specific type of agent (e.g. Beliefs–Desires–Intentions or BDI agents). Therefore, in order to avoid confusion, we prefer to use the term structure.

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Luca Cernuzzi, Franco Zambonelli. 2011. Adaptive organizational changes in agent-oriented methodologies. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 26:14 doi: 10.1017/S0269888911000014

Luca Cernuzzi, Franco Zambonelli. 2011. Adaptive organizational changes in agent-oriented methodologies. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 26:14 doi: 10.1017/S0269888911000014

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