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In the agent-oriented computing area, different programming models have been to date proposed to design and implement multi-agent systems (MAS). Among them, the Belief-Desire-Intention (BDI) and state machine-based models have emerged as they effectively support the definition of rational and protocol-oriented agent behaviors, respectively. In this paper, we investigate the translation between such models by using two available agent modeling languages: PROFETA, which is based on the BDI agent model, and the agent-oriented Distilled StateCharts (DSC) formalism, which allows modeling agent behaviors based on Statecharts-like state machines. In particular, we propose a mapping from DSC to PROFETA that can enable, from one hand, visual programming of PROFETA programs to facilitate the development of PROFETA-based MAS and, from the other hand, simulation of DSC-based agent systems through the execution support offered by the PROFETA engine.
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Fortino, G., Russo, W., Santoro, C. (2013). Translating Statecharts-Based into BDI Agents: The DSC/PROFETA Case. In: Klusch, M., Thimm, M., Paprzycki, M. (eds) Multiagent System Technologies. MATES 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8076. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40776-5_23
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