Agent-oriented conceptual models to UML sequence diagrams via effect annotations

Multiagent and Grid Systems

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 305-323

  Krishna, Aneesh ^a   Ghose, Aditya K ^a   Vranesevic, Aleksandar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agent oriented conceptual models; Co evolution; Effect annotations; UML sequence diagrams

Indexed keywords

GRAPHIC METHODS;

AGENT ORIENTED CONCEPTUAL MODELLING (AOCM); AGENT-ORIENTED; CO-EVOLUTION; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; EFFECT ANNOTATIONS; ORGANISATIONAL; REQUIREMENT ENGINEERING; UML SEQUENCE DIAGRAMS;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

EID: 85006247011     PISSN: 15741702     EISSN: 18759076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/MGS-2006-2402     Document Type: Article

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