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In this paper, we discuss a way to model Agent-Environment interactions in adaptive multi-agent systems. We describe the interactions at various levels of abstraction starting with the highest. For each level, we specify the interactions from four viewpoints functional, behavioral, data and structural. This results into a set of models that capture the main properties of agent-environment interactions.
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Mili, R.Z., Steiner, R. (2008). Modeling Agent-Environment Interactions in Adaptive MAS. In: Weyns, D., Brueckner, S.A., Demazeau, Y. (eds) Engineering Environment-Mediated Multi-Agent Systems. EEMMAS 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5049. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85029-8_10
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