This article introduces a formally specified design of a compositional
generic agent model (GAM). This agent model abstracts from specific
application domains; it provides a unified formal definition of a
model for weak agenthood. It can be (re) used as a template or pattern
for a large variety of agent types and application-domain types.
The model was designed on the basis of experiences in a number of
application domains. The compositional development method DESIRE
was used to design the agent model GAM at a conceptual and logical
level. It serves as a unified, precisely defined, conceptual structure,
which can be refined by specialization and instantiation to a large
variety of other, more specific agents. To illustrate reuse of this
agent model, specialization and instantiation to model cooperative
information gathering agents is described in depth. Moreover, it
is shown how GAM can be used to describe in a unified and, hence,
more comparable manner a large number of agent architectures from
the literature.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Brazier:2000:aai
%A Brazier, Frances M. T.
%A Jonker, Catholijn M.
%A Treur, Jan
%D 2000
%J Applied Artificial Intelligence
%K imported thesis
%N 5
%P 491--538
%R 10.1080/088395100403397
%T Compositional design and reuse of a generic agent model
%V 14
%X This article introduces a formally specified design of a compositional
generic agent model (GAM). This agent model abstracts from specific
application domains; it provides a unified formal definition of a
model for weak agenthood. It can be (re) used as a template or pattern
for a large variety of agent types and application-domain types.
The model was designed on the basis of experiences in a number of
application domains. The compositional development method DESIRE
was used to design the agent model GAM at a conceptual and logical
level. It serves as a unified, precisely defined, conceptual structure,
which can be refined by specialization and instantiation to a large
variety of other, more specific agents. To illustrate reuse of this
agent model, specialization and instantiation to model cooperative
information gathering agents is described in depth. Moreover, it
is shown how GAM can be used to describe in a unified and, hence,
more comparable manner a large number of agent architectures from
the literature.
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generic agent model (GAM). This agent model abstracts from specific
application domains; it provides a unified formal definition of a
model for weak agenthood. It can be (re) used as a template or pattern
for a large variety of agent types and application-domain types.
The model was designed on the basis of experiences in a number of
application domains. The compositional development method DESIRE
was used to design the agent model GAM at a conceptual and logical
level. It serves as a unified, precisely defined, conceptual structure,
which can be refined by specialization and instantiation to a large
variety of other, more specific agents. To illustrate reuse of this
agent model, specialization and instantiation to model cooperative
information gathering agents is described in depth. Moreover, it
is shown how GAM can be used to describe in a unified and, hence,
more comparable manner a large number of agent architectures from
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