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The Gaia Methodology for Agent-Oriented Analysis and Design

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This article presents Gaia: a methodology for agent-oriented analysis and design. The Gaia methodology is both general, in that it is applicable to a wide range of multi-agent systems, and comprehensive, in that it deals with both the macro-level (societal) and the micro-level (agent) aspects of systems. Gaia is founded on the view of a multi-agent system as a computational organisation consisting of various interacting roles. We illustrate Gaia through a case study (an agent-based business process management system).

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZF, United Kingdom

    Michael Wooldridge

  2. Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United King

    Nicholas R. Jennings

  3. Department of Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, 3052, Australia

    David Kinny

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Wooldridge, M., Jennings, N.R. & Kinny, D. The Gaia Methodology for Agent-Oriented Analysis and Design. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems 3, 285–312 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010071910869

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