MOBMAS: A methodology for ontology-based multi-agent systems development

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 697-722

  Tran, Quynh Nhu Numi ^a   Low, Graham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agent oriented software engineering; Analysis and design methodologies; Interoperability; Ontology; Reusability

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; ONTOLOGY; PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION; REUSABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

AGENT ORIENTED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; DESIGN METHODOLOGIES; MOBMAS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 42649106151     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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