The study of multi-agent systems (MAS) focuses on systems in which many intelligent agents
interact with each other. These agents are considered to be autonomous entities such as …

Abstract JADE (Java Agent Development Framework) is a software framework to make easy
the development of multi-agent applications in compliance with the FIPA specifications …

Jason is an Open Source interpreter for an extended version of AgentSpeak–a logic-based
agent-oriented programming language–written in JavaTM. It enables users to build complex …

Nowadays a whole bunch of different agent platforms exists that aim to support the software
engineer in developing multi-agent systems. Nevertheless most of these platforms …

This chapter presents Jadex, a software framework for the creation of goal-oriented agents
following the belief-desire-intention (BDI) model. The Jadex project aims to make the …

Agent technology currently plays an important role in complex software development. The
underlying paradigm offers a large repertoire of original concepts, architectures, interaction …

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

Agent-oriented system development aims to simplify the construction of complex systems by
introducing a natural abstraction layer on top of the object-oriented paradigm composed of …

Nowadays a multitude of different agent platforms exist that aim to support the software
engineer in developing multi-agent systems. Nevertheless, most of these platforms …

Automated negotiation plays an important role in dynamic trading in e-commerce. Its
research largely focuses on negotiation protocol and strategy design. There is a paucity of …