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Agent UML: A Formalism for Specifying Multiagent Software Systems

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Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE 2000)

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In the past, research on agent-oriented software engineering had been widely lacking touch with the world of industrial software development. Recently, a cooperation has been established between the Foundation of Intelligent Physical Agents (FIPA) and the Object Management Group (OMG) aiming to increase acceptance of agent technology in industry by relating to de facto standards (object-oriented software development) and supporting the development environment throughout the full system lifecycle. As a first result of this cooperation, we proposed AGENT UML [1]

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  1. Siemens AG, ZT IK 6, D-81730, München, Germany

    *Bernhard Bauer & *Jörg P. Müller

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  1. Department of Information Science, University of Bologna, Mura Anteo Zamboni 7, 40127, Bologna, Italy

    Paolo Ciancarini

  2. Department of Computer Science, The University of Liverpool, Chadwick Building, Peach Street, L69 7ZF, Liverpool, UK

    Michael J. Wooldridge

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Bauer, *., Müller, *.P., Odell, +. (2001). Agent UML: A Formalism for Specifying Multiagent Software Systems. In: Ciancarini, P., Wooldridge, M.J. (eds) Agent-Oriented Software Engineering. AOSE 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1957. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44564-1_6

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