• DocumentCode
    2358327
  • Title

    A formal framework to build software agents

  • Author

    Patra, Manas Ranjan ; Mohanty, Hrushikesha

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Berhampur Univ., India
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    4-7 Dec. 2001
  • Firstpage
    119
  • Lastpage
    126
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a micro-level design perspective of a software agent that is capable of taking part in service-centric interactions with other agents in its environment. The agent software is not built as a monolithic entity but is engineered as a set of distinct modules. The components of the agent software are formally specified using the RAISE specification language. Our formal approach to agent building provides clarity at the conceptual level and eases the process of implementation.
  • Keywords
    formal specification; knowledge engineering; software agents; RAISE specification language; formal specification; micro-level design; modules; service-centric interactions; software agent; Buildings; Computer architecture; Computer languages; Computer science; Formal specifications; Software agents; Software design; Software engineering; Software tools; Specification languages;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Software Engineering Conference, 2001. APSEC 2001. Eighth Asia-Pacific
  • ISSN
    1530-1362
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-1408-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APSEC.2001.991467
  • Filename
    991467