A Reference Methodology for Conducting Ontological Analyses
The ontological analysis of conceptual modelling techniques is of increasing popularity. Related research did not only explore the ontological...
Pruning Ontologies in the Development of Conceptual Schemas of Information Systems
In the past, most conceptual schemas of information systems have been developed essentially from scratch. Currently, however, several research...
Definition of Events and Their Effects in Object-Oriented Conceptual Modeling Languages
Most current conceptual modeling languages and methods do not model events as entities. We argue that, at least in...
Spatio-temporal Relevant Logic as the Logical Basis for Specifying, Verifying, and Reasoning About Mobile...
To specify, verify, and reason about mobile multi-agent systems, we need a fundamental logic system to provide us with...
Methodology for the Development of a Sectoral Standard for EDI
The introduction of an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) system in a particular sector is a complex problem involving different...
Towards an Ontology for Agent Mobility
The benefits of agent mobility have been recognized for a variety of applications such as wireless ad hoc environments...
Subjective Trust Inferred by Kalman Filtering vs. a Fuzzy Reputation
Inferring Trust in dynamic and subjective environments is an interesting issue in the way to obtain a complete delegation...
Conceptual Model of BDI Agents within an ITS
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the conceptual modelling of Belief, Desire and Intention (BDI) Agents within...
Model-Driven Agent-Based Web Services IDE
Web services have not exploited sufficient semantics and approaches to dynamic service-oriented operations. Software agents have been developed for...
AFDM: A UML-Based Methodology for Engineering Intelligent Agents
Agents are a potential technology with many applications. It is urgent to develop appropriate methodologies for the development and...
