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A Model-Based Architecture for Organizational Interoperability in Open Multiagent Systems

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Coordination, Organizations, Institutions and Norms in Agent Systems V (COIN 2009)

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In this paper, we report on MAORI, a Model-based Architecture for ORganizational Interoperability between agents and open MASs that were designed and implemented with heterogeneous organizational models/infrastructures. MAORI is structured along three layers: the Organizational Metamodels (OMM), the Model Transformations (M2M) and the Organizational Interoperability (ORI) layers. Building upon previous work, we focus on the rationale, design and implementation of the ORI layer.

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  1. DEINF/ CCET / UFMA - Avenida dos Portugueses, s/n, 65085-580, São Luís, MA, Brazil

    Luciano R. Coutinho

  2. LTI / EP / USP - Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 158, trav. 3, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Anarosa A. F. Brandão & Jaime S. Sichman

  3. DAS / CTC / UFSC, PO Box 476, 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil

    Jomi F. Hübner

  4. SMA / G2I / ENSM.SE, 158 Cours Fauriel, 42023, Saint-Etienne Cedex, France

    Olivier Boissier

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Bath, BA2 7AY, BATH, UK

    Julian Padget

  2. Software & Knowledge Engineering Laboratory, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications, 15310, Athens, Greece

    Alexander Artikis

  3. University of Aberdeen, UK

    Wamberto Vasconcelos

  4. Department of Computer Science, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK

    Kostas Stathis

  5. Computer Science, Universidade Federal Fluminente - UFF, Sao Domingos Niteroi, RJ, Brazil

    Viviane Torres da Silva

  6. Purdue University, 70907, West Lafayette, IN, USA

    Eric Matson

  7. Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), IDA Business Park, Lower Dangan, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

    Axel Polleres

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Coutinho, L.R., Brandão, A.A.F., Sichman, J.S., Hübner, J.F., Boissier, O. (2010). A Model-Based Architecture for Organizational Interoperability in Open Multiagent Systems. In: Padget, J., et al. Coordination, Organizations, Institutions and Norms in Agent Systems V. COIN 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 6069. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14962-7_7

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