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In the paper a formalism is proposed to describe the hierarchy of multi-agent systems, particularly suitable for the design of a certain class of distributed computational intelligence systems. The notions of algorithms and dependencies among them are introduced, which allow for the formulation of functional integrity conditions for the whole system. General considerations are illustrated by modeling a specific case of an evolutionary multi-agent system. Component techniques introduced in AgE computing environment facilitate the implementation of the system in such a way that algorithm dependencies are represented as contracts, which support checking of the system’s functional integrity.
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Piętak, K., Woś, A., Byrski, A., Kisiel-Dorohinicki, M. (2009). Functional Integrity of Multi-agent Computational System Supported by Component-Based Implementation. In: Mařík, V., Strasser, T., Zoitl, A. (eds) Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems for Manufacturing. HoloMAS 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5696. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03668-2_8
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