A model driven component-based development framework for agents

Computer Systems Science and Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 273-282

  Jayatilleke, Gaya Buddhinath ^a   Padgham, Lin ^a   Winikoff, Michael ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agent oriented systems; CAFnE; Component based approach

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AGENT-ORIENTED SYSTEMS; CAFNE; COMPONENT-BASED APPROACH; MODULAR MODIFICATION;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 27644462745     PISSN: 02676192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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