Environment programming in multi-agent systems: An artifact-based perspective

Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-192

  Ricci, Alessandro ^a   Piunti, Michele ^a   Viroli, Mirko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent programming languages; Artifacts; CArtAgO; Environment programming; Jason; Multi agent systems programming

Indexed keywords

AGENT PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; ARTIFACTS; CARTAGO; ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMMING; JASON;

ABSTRACTING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; REUSABILITY; SOFTWARE AGENTS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 79955480265     PISSN: 13872532     EISSN: 15737454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10458-010-9140-7     Document Type: Article

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