In some areas of software engineering research, there are several metamodels claiming to
capture the main issues. Though it is profitable to have variety at the beginning of a research …

The complexity and scope of software systems continues to grow. One approach to dealing
with this growing complexity is the use of intelligent, multi-agent systems. However, due in …

Explicitly considering human values in the design process of socio-technical systems has
become a responsibility of designers. It is, however, challenging to design for values …

The agile software development life cycle is widely used in industry today due to its highly
flexible and iterative processes that facilitate rapid prototyping. There has been recent work …

There is an increasing need for autonomous systems that exhibit effective decision-making
in unpredictable environments. However, the design of autonomous decision-making …

Autonomous software agents provide a promising solution to the needs of decentralised
networked systems, able to adapt their behaviour in a complex and dynamically changing …

Each summer in Australia, bushfires burn many hectares of forest, causing deaths, injuries,
and destroying property. Agent-based simulation is a powerful tool to test various …

Goal-oriented agent systems are increasingly popular for developing complex applications
that operate in highly dynamic environments. As with any software these systems have to be …

By the very definition of complex systems, complex behaviour emerges from the interactions
between the individual parts. This emergent behaviour may be difficult or impossible to …

Today's software is expected to be able to work autonomously in an unpredictable
environment, avoiding failure and achieving satisfactory performance. Self-adaptive systems …