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Simulation-based development and validation of multi-agent systems: AOSE and ABMS approaches

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This paper briefly surveys an emerging research area: the integration of agent-oriented software engineering (AOSE) and agent-based modelling and simulation (ABMS). Both AOSE and ABMS are well-established research areas in the agent-based computing domain. Specifically, this paper provides an overview of the main simulation-based methodologies for developing multi-agent systems (MASs) that describe interesting ABMS application domains where the integration of AOSE and ABMS can benefit MAS development.

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  1. At one time ‘NASDAQ’ was an acronym for ‘National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations.’ Today it is simply a fully capitalized pronoun.

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Fortino, G., North, M. Simulation-based development and validation of multi-agent systems: AOSE and ABMS approaches. J Simulation 7, 137–143 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1057/jos.2013.12

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