Iterative Software Engineering for Multiagent Systems The MASSIVE Method /

• Main Author: Lind, Jürgen (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2001.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence ; 1994
• Subjects: Software engineering.; Artificial intelligence.; Computer communication systems.; Computer programming.; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.; Artificial Intelligence.; Software Engineering.; Computer Communication Networks.; Programming Techniques.

The agent metaphor and the agent-based approach to systems design constitute a promising new paradigm for building complex distributed systems. However, until now, the majority of the agent-based applications available have been built by researchers who specialize in agent-based computing and distri...