Agent-based conference management: A case study in SODA

International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-31

  Molesini, Ambra ^a   Denti, Enrico ^a   Omicini, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A A metamodel; Agent oriented software engineering; AOSE; Artefacts; CMS; Conference management system; Methodologies; Societies in open and distributed agent spaces; SODA

Indexed keywords

CURIUM; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

AGENT ORIENTED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; AOSE; ARTEFACTS; CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED AGENTS; META MODEL; METHODOLOGIES; SODA;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 75649088909     PISSN: 17461375     EISSN: 17461383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJAOSE.2010.029808     Document Type: Article

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