Ontological basis for open distributed multi-Agent system.

Some methodological aspects of developing multi-agent systems are considered in this work. In particular, influence of analysis and design methodologies on the interoperability properties of multi-agent systems is investigated from the perspective of ontology-based meaning transfer. A combined approach to developing better multi-agent systems is proposed and importance of interdisciplinary integration of research efforts for creation of interoperable systems is emphasized.

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