AgentService: a framework to develop distributed multiagent systems

Authors:
Christian Vecchiola;Alberto Grosso;Antonio Boccalatte
Affiliations:
Department of Communication, Computer, and System Sciences, University of Genova, Via Opera Pia 13a, 16145, Genova, Italy.;Department of Communication, Computer, and System Sciences, University of Genova, Via Opera Pia 13a, 16145, Genova, Italy.;Department of Communication, Computer, and System Sciences, University of Genova, Via Opera Pia 13a, 16145, Genova, Italy
Venue:
International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering
Year:
2008

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Abstract

This paper presents AgentService, a framework for developing Multiagent Systems (MAS). The key features introduced with AgentService are a flexible agent model and a modular platform. Agents can perform multitask activities as well as move among different platforms. The MAS is hosted in a modular environment so that the platform can be customised. Several tools come with the programming suite, in particular: a visual protocol designer and a set of language extensions integrated into a professional development environment to ease development.