• DocumentCode
    927103
  • Title

    Agent hell: a scenario of worst practices

  • Author

    Zambonelli, Franco ; Luck, Michael

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng. Sci. & Methodologies, Univ. of Modena & Reggio Emilia, Italy
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    96
  • Lastpage
    98
  • Abstract
    To help develop and maintain well-engineered agent systems, we must define good modeling tools and methodologies. Despite the impossibility of controlling both individual agents and environmental dynamism, we need ways to predict interactive behavior among large numbers of agents and to provide some sort of control for easily maintaining them. Systematic development of agent-based systems requires rigorous software engineering processes and suitable tools to ensure a future agent "heaven" rather than agent "hell".
  • Keywords
    knowledge engineering; software agents; software engineering; agent-based systems; environmental dynamism; interactive behavior; modeling tools; rigorous software engineering processes; software tools; systematic development; Cities and towns; Control systems; Fading; Government; Intelligent control; Intelligent sensors; Pricing; Safety; Software agents; Springs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2004.1274014
  • Filename
    1274014