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Multi-agent systems (MAS) are studied from the point of view of software architecture. As the existing architecture description languages (ADLs) are difficult to describe the semantics of MAS, a novel architecture description language for MAS (π-net ADL) rooted in BDI model is proposed, which adopts π-calculus and Object-Oriented Petri nets presented in this paper as a formal basis. π-net ADL stresses the description of dynamic MAS architecture, and it is brought directly into the design phase and served as the high-level design for MAS implementation. π-net ADL can visually and intuitively depict a formal framework from the agent level and society level, and analyze, simulate and validate MAS and interactions among agents. Finally, to illustrate the favorable representation and analysis capability of π-net ADL, an example of multi-agent systems in electronic commerce is provided.
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Yu, Z., Cai, Y., Wang, R., Han, J. (2005). π-Net ADL: An Architecture Description Language for Multi-agent Systems. In: Huang, DS., Zhang, XP., Huang, GB. (eds) Advances in Intelligent Computing. ICIC 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3645. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11538356_23
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