Multi-agent systems as computational organizations: The Gaia methodology

Agent-Oriented Methodologies

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 136-171

  Zambonelli, Franco ^a   Jennings, Nicholas R ^b   Wooldridge, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84899182153     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-581-8.ch006     Document Type: Chapter

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