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Organizational Architectures for Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems’ Development: An Initial Ontology

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Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, 11th International Conference

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An initial conceptualization of organizational design techniques for large-scale multi-agent systems (LSMAS) based on the paradigm of organizational architecture is introduced. Seven perspectives (organizational structure, processes, culture, strategy, individual agents, organizational agents and inter-organizational context) are analyzed and defined. By using a graph theoretic approach and recursive definitions the ontological framework allows for modeling all perspectives on an arbitrary level of detail and complexity from the global system to low level individuals. The provided conceptualization is the foundation of a to be established ontology on organizational design methods for designing, developing and maintaining LSMAS.

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  1. Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Pavlinska 2, 42000, Varaždin, Croatia

    Markus Schatten

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  1. Faculty of Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, Osaka, Osaka, Japan

    Sigeru Omatu

  2. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Hugues Bersini

  3. Dept. of Computing Science and Control Faculty of Science, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Juan M. Corchado

  4. Department of Computing Science and Control, Faculty of Science, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Sara Rodríguez

  5. Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland

    Paweł Pawlewski

  6. Dep. PPEQS, Section of Economics and Quantitative Methods, University of Chieti-Pescara, Pescara, Italy

    Edgardo Bucciarelli

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Schatten, M. (2014). Organizational Architectures for Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems’ Development: An Initial Ontology. In: Omatu, S., Bersini, H., Corchado, J., Rodríguez, S., Pawlewski, P., Bucciarelli, E. (eds) Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, 11th International Conference. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 290. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07593-8_31

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