Abstract
Nowadays there is a clear trend towards using methods and tools that can develop multi-agent systems (MAS) capable of performing dynamic self-organization when they detect changes in the environment. Moreover, the ideas that model the interactions of a multi-agent system cannot be related only to the agents and their communication skills in gaining strength, but it is necessary to use the concepts of organizational engineering. This paper presents a comprehensive list of development issues for primary adaptive virtual organizations (AVO). These issues will be a starting point for defining a complete list of AVO development requirements. From these requirements it could be possible to define an abstract architecture specifically addressed to the design of open multi-agent systems and virtual organizations.
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Rodríguez, S. et al. (2010). Trends on the Development of Adaptive Virtual Organizations. In: de Leon F. de Carvalho, A.P., Rodríguez-González, S., De Paz Santana, J.F., Rodríguez, J.M.C. (eds) Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 79. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14883-5_15
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