This article introduces the notion of environment programming in software multi-agent
systems (MAS) and describes a concrete computational and programming model based on …

CArtAgO is a platform and infrastructure providing ageneral-purpose programming model for
building shared computational worlds–referred here as work environments–that agents …

This paper describes CArtA gO, a framework for developing artifact-based working
environments for multiagent systems (MAS). The framework is based on the notion of artifact …

In human society, almost any cooperative working context accounts for different kinds of
object, tool, artifacts in general, that humans adopt, share and intelligently exploit so as to …

This paper introduces the notion of artifact as a first-class abstraction in MASs (multi-agent
systems) and focuses on its impact on MAS programming. Artifacts are runtime devices …

The notion of environment is receiving an increasing attention in the development of
multiagent applications. This is witnessed by the emergence of a number of infrastructures …

The multi-agent system paradigm introduces a number of new design/development issues
when compared with more traditional approaches to software development and calls for the …

Agent-based computing is a promising approach for developing applications in complex
domains. However, despite the great deal of research in the area, a number of challenges …

Current agent-oriented methodologies focus mainly on multi-agent systems analysis and
design, but without providing straightforward connections to the implementation of such …

The current practice in multiagent systems typically associates the environment with
resources that are external to agents and their communication infrastructure. Advanced uses …