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Using ASEME Methodology for Model-Driven Agent Systems Development

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Agent-Oriented Software Engineering XI (AOSE 2010)

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This paper shows how an AOSE methodology, the Agent Systems Engineering Methodology (ASEME), uses state of the art technologies from the Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) domain. We present the Agent Modeling Language (AMOLA) metamodels and the model transformation tools that we developed and discuss our choices. Moreover, the way that non-functional requirements are used throughout the software development lifecycle is discussed and presented with two real-world case studies. Finally, we compare ASEME with a set of existing AOSE methodologies.

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  1. Technical University of Crete, Dept. of Sciences, University Campus, 73100, Chania, Greece

    Nikolaos Spanoudakis

  2. Laboratory of Informatics Paris Descartes (LIPADE), Paris Descartes University, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75270, Paris Cedex 06, France

    Pavlos Moraitis

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  2. Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

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Spanoudakis, N., Moraitis, P. (2011). Using ASEME Methodology for Model-Driven Agent Systems Development. In: Weyns, D., Gleizes, MP. (eds) Agent-Oriented Software Engineering XI. AOSE 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6788. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22636-6_7

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