Test Driven Development: By Example
Test Driven Development: By Example
Anthill: A Framework for the Development of Agent-Based Peer-to-Peer Systems
ICDCS '02 Proceedings of the 22 nd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS'02)
Developing multiagent systems: The Gaia methodology
ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology (TOSEM)
Tropos: An Agent-Oriented Software Development Methodology
Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems
Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk (The Addison-Wesley Signature Series)
ADELFE: a methodology for adaptive multi-agent systems engineering
ESAW'02 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Engineering societies in the agents world III
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With the growing complexity of multi-agent applications and environments in which they are deployed, there is a need for development techniques that would allow for early testing and validation of application design and implementation. This is particularly true in cases where the developed multi-agent application is to be closely integrated with an existing, real-world system of multi-agent nature. Drawing upon our previous experiences with development of complex multi-agent applications, we propose simulation-aided design of multi-agent systems (SADMAS), a methodology tightly integrating simulations of the target system into the MAS application development process. In its heart lies the use of mixed-mode simulation, a simulation where parts of the deployed application operate in the target environment and parts remain simulated. We argue, that employing SADMAS process contributes to reduction of risks involved in development of complex MAS applications, as well as it helps to accelerate the process. Besides describing the capstones of the SADMAS approach and consequences of its application, we also illustrate it's use on a case-study of a next-generation decentralised air traffic management system.