A domain specific modeling language for multiagent systems

Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 230-237

  Hahn, Christian ^a  

^a GERMAN RESEARCH CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DFKI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Domain specific modeling language; Metamodel; Model driven development; Transformations

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; SEMANTICS;

AGENT TECHNOLOGY; AGENT-BASED METHODOLOGIES; AGENT-BASED SYSTEMS; DOMAIN SPECIFIC MODELING LANGUAGES; META MODEL; MODEL DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT; MODEL TRANSFORMATION; PROGRAMMING PARADIGMS;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84899944599     PISSN: 15488403     EISSN: 15582914     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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