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A Systemic Framework for Open Software Agents

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Innovative Concepts for Autonomic and Agent-Based Systems (WRAC 2005)

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The systemic theory associates open systems and complexity closely. This article presents a particular articulation between these two concepts using the Systemion Model. Two types of opening are defined, characterized and illustrated using examples.

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  1. Laboratoire de Gestion et Cognition, IUT Ponsan – Université Paul Sabatier, 115 route de Narbonne, 31077, Toulouse, France

    Eric Sanchis

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Loyola College in Maryland, 21210, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Michael G. Hinchey

  2. IBM Autonomic Computing, Raleigh, NC, USA

    Patricia Rago

  3. Advanced Architectures and Automation Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 20771, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    James L. Rash

  4. Advanced Technology Laboratories, Lockheed Martin Corporation, 22203, Arlington, VA, USA

    Christopher A. Rouff

  5. School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus, Northern Ireland

    Roy Sterritt

  6. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 588, 20771, Greenbelt, MD, USA

    Walt Truszkowski

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Sanchis, E. (2006). A Systemic Framework for Open Software Agents. In: Hinchey, M.G., Rago, P., Rash, J.L., Rouff, C.A., Sterritt, R., Truszkowski, W. (eds) Innovative Concepts for Autonomic and Agent-Based Systems. WRAC 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3825. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11964995_20

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