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Preliminary Basis for an Ontology-Based Methodological Approach for Multi-agent Systems

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The influence of ontologies in Knowledge Based Systems (KBS) methodologies extends well beyond the initial analysis phase, leading in the 1990s to domain-independent KBS methodologies. In this paper, we reflect on those lessons and on the roles of ontologies in KBS development. We analyse and identify which of those roles can be transferred towards an ontology-based MAS development methodology. We identify ontology-related inter-dependencies between the analysis and design phases. We produce a set of six recommendations towards creating a domain-independent MAS methodology that incorporates ontologies beyond its initial analysis phase. We identify its essential features and sketch the characteristic tasks within both its analysis and design phases.

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  1. School of Information Management and Technology Management, University of New South Wales,  

    Ghassan Beydoun, Numi Tran & Graham Low

  2. Faculty of Information Technology, University of Technology of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Brian Henderson-Sellers

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  1. Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers and INT, France

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  2. Information Systems Department, Brigham Young Univeristy, 84602, Provo, Utah, U.S.A.

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  3. College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University, USA

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  4. University College, Dublin, Ireland

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  5. CEDRIC-CNAM and ESSEC,  

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  6. Infolab, Tilburg University, PO Box 90158, 5000 LE, Tilburg, The Netherlands

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  7. ISYS- Information Systems Research Unit, IAG-Louvain School of Management, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

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  8. Department of Software and Computing Systems, University of Alicante, Spain

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  9. Institute for Applied Informatics, Alpen-Adria-Universität, Klagenfurt, Austria

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Beydoun, G., Tran, N., Low, G., Henderson-Sellers, B. (2005). Preliminary Basis for an Ontology-Based Methodological Approach for Multi-agent Systems. In: Akoka, J., et al. Perspectives in Conceptual Modeling. ER 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3770. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11568346_15

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