Title :
Goal-oriented methodology for agent system development
Author :
Shen, Zhiqi ; Li, Dongtao ; Miao, Chunyan ; Gay, Robert ; Miao, Yuan
Author_Institution :
Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
Abstract :
The goal-orientation is one of the key features in agent system. This paper proposes a new methodology for multi-agent system development based on goal net model. The methodology covers the whole life cycle of the agent system development, from requirement analysis, architecture design, and detailed design to implementation. A multi-agent development environment (MADE) that facilitates the design and implementation of agent systems is presented. A case study on agent-based e-learning system using the proposed methodology is illustrated in this paper.
Keywords :
distance learning; formal specification; multi-agent systems; software agents; software architecture; agent system development; architecture design; e-learning system; goal-oriented methodology; multiagent development environment; multiagent system; requirement analysis; Application software; Cognitive science; Computer architecture; Concurrent computing; Electronic learning; Intelligent agent; Multiagent systems; Programming; Protocols; Software engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Agent Technology, IEEE/WIC/ACM International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2416-8
DOI :
10.1109/IAT.2005.80