Scenario-Based Modeling of Multi-Agent Systems

In this paper, we introduce a SDLMAS language for scenario description in multi-agent systems. The language is independent of the agent runtime platform and implementation language, and it is focused on a definition of message flow between agents providing intuitive scenario description. The paper also addresses corresponding SDLMAS platform purposely built for rapid design and development of agent-based systems. The platform includes a code generator from the SDLMAS language into a target implementation language and an agent platform.

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