A key challenge for agent-oriented software engineering is to develop and implement open systems composed of interacting autonomous agents. On the one hand, there is a need for pe...
Wilfried Brauer, Matthias Nickles, Michael Rovatso...
This manuscript proposes a guiding methodology to obtain a software system that supports the execution of the business processes existing within an organization. The methodology pr...
Francisco J. Duarte, Ricardo Jorge Machado, Jo&ati...
To improve software productivity, when constructing new software systems, developers often reuse existing class libraries or frameworks by invoking their APIs. Those APIs, however...
: The use of agent paradigm in today’s applications is hampered by the security concerns of agents and hosts alike. The agents require the presence of a secure and trusted execut...
Abstract. Requirements Engineering techniques, based on the fundamental notions of agency, i.e., Agent, Goal, and Intentional Dependency, have been recognized as having the potenti...