Introduction
In this chapter, we present the modelling of the integrated ontology and multi-agent system using well designed notations. Modelling is an important aspect of all methodologies. The modelling process analyses the range of problems that describe various aspects of the system being considered. With a precise definition of modelling, design can take place and the development process can then be transformed. The life cycle spans everything from modelling to evolution built up of possibly many autonomous, rational, proactive, and semantic entities. Particular modelling languages and notations have to be created in order to capture particular features of systems. It is insufficient and ineffective to use traditional software engineering modelling languages in the development of integrated ontology and multi-agent systems due to the specific characteristics of semantic and autonomous agents.
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Hadzic, M., Wongthongtham, P., Dillon, T., Chang, E. (2009). Notations for the Integrated Ontology and Multi-Agent System Design. In: Ontology-Based Multi-Agent Systems. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 219. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01904-3_9
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