Model Organization Constraints in Multi-Agent System

The organization concept is an important abstraction to analyze and design multi-agent system. In this paper, we argue, the organization constraints should be explicitly modeled and reasoned when developing multi-agent system. The characteristics of organization constraint are discussed, a systematic method to model and reason the organization constraints is put forward and a case is studied.

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