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International Workshop on Multiagent Foundations of Social Computing

MFSC 2015: Advances in Social Computing and Multiagent Systems pp 167–184Cite as

Programming JADE and Jason Agents Based on Social Relationships Using a Uniform Approach

Part of the Communications in Computer and Information Science book series (CCIS,volume 541)

Abstract

Interaction is an essential feature in multiagent systems. Design primitives are needed to explicitly model desired patterns. This work presents 2COMM as a framework for defining social relations among parties, represented by social commitments. Starting from the definition of interaction protocols, 2COMM allows to decouple interaction design from agent design. Currently, adapters were developed for allowing the use of 2COMM with the JADE and the JaCaMo platforms. We show how agents for the two platforms can be implemented by relying on a common programming schema.

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  • Social commitments
  • Agents and Artifacts
  • Agent-oriented software engineering

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Notes

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    The source files of the system and examples are available at the URL http://di.unito.it/2COMM.

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    The criterion here is trivial, the first proposal is the one which is accepted.

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    Matteo Baldoni, Cristina Baroglio & Federico Capuzzimati

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Baldoni, M., Baroglio, C., Capuzzimati, F. (2015). Programming JADE and Jason Agents Based on Social Relationships Using a Uniform Approach. In: Koch, F., Guttmann, C., Busquets, D. (eds) Advances in Social Computing and Multiagent Systems. MFSC 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 541. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24804-2_11

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