Adaptive Agent Model: Software Adaptivity using an Agent-oriented Model-Driven Architecture

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-137

  Xiao, Liang ^a   Greer, Des ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent; Business knowledge modelling; Model Driven architecture; Software adaptivity

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; MODELS; REUSABILITY; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ADAPTIVE AGENTS; ADAPTIVITY; BASE LAYERS; BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE MODELLING; BUSINESS KNOWLEDGES; BUSINESS MODELS; BUSINESS PROCESSES; BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS; BUSINESS RULES; COMPONENT DYNAMICS; CONFIGURABLE; CONTROL POLICIES; HUMAN BEINGS; LEVEL OF ABSTRACTIONS; OBJECT-ORIENTED; REAL CASES; REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONS; SOFTWARE ADAPTIVITY; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS;

SOFTWARE AGENTS;

EID: 56649096066     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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