Prototyping 3APL in the Maude term rewriting language

Abstract. This paper presents an implementation of (a simplified version of) the cognitive agent programming language 3APL in the Maude term rewriting language. Maude is based on the mathematical theory of rewriting logic. The language has been shown to be suitable both as a logical framework in which many other logics can be represented, and as a semantic framework, through which programming languages with an operational semantics can be implemented in a rigorous way. We explore the usage of Maude in the context of agent programming languages, and argue that, since agent programming languages such as 3APL have both a logical and a semantic component, Maude is very well suited for prototyping such languages. Further, we show that, since Maude is reflective, 3APL's meta-level reasoning cycle or deliberation cycle can be implemented very naturally in Maude. Moreover, although we have implemented a simplified version of 3APL, we argue that Maude is very well suited for implementing v...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: ATAL
• Authors: M. Birna van Riemsdijk, Frank S. de Boer, Mehdi Dastani, John-Jules Ch. Meyer
• Keywords: Agent Programming Languages, ATAL 2006, Intelligent Agents, Maude Term, Simplified Version