Engineering open complex agent systems: A case study

Cao, L; Zhang, C; Zhou, MC

Engineering open complex agent systems: A case study

Cao, L

Zhang, C

Zhou, MC

Permalink

Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part C: Applications and Reviews, 2008, 38 (4), pp. 483 - 496
Issue Date:: 2008-07-01

Closed Access

	Filename	Description	Size
	2008000180OK.pdf		1.1 MB	Adobe PDF	View/Open

Copyright Clearance Process

Recently Added
In Progress
Closed Access

This item is closed access and not available.

Full metadata record

Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Cao, L https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1562-9429	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5715-7154	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhou, MC	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part C: Applications and Reviews, 2008, 38 (4), pp. 483 - 496	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1094-6977	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/9028
dc.description.abstract	Open complex agent systems (OCAS) are becoming increasingly important in constructing problem-solving systems for enterprise applications. are challenging because they present very high system complexities involving human users and interactions with a changing environment. The existing agent-oriented software engineering (AOSE) approaches have trouble in engineering OCAS because of a number of deficiencies, e.g., lacking the capability of handling system dynamics analysis. This paper introduces an effective AOSE approach, i.e., organization- and service-oriented system analysis and design (OSOAD). It is used to extract and model system members and design a real-life OCAS system called financial trading rule automated development and evaluation (F-Trade). Through the case studies of visual and formal modeling and design of major organizational members, relations, and subsystems in F-Trade, this paper demonstrates the effective mechanisms and capabilities of the OSOAD approach. System implementation and evaluation results further show that OSOAD provides comprehensive AOSE support for engineering real-world open complex agent organizations. © 2008 IEEE.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics Part C: Applications and Reviews	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/TSMCC.2008.923863	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	en_US
dc.title	Engineering open complex agent systems: A case study	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	38	en_US
utslib.for	080101 Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics	en_US
utslib.for	080110 Simulation and Modelling	en_US
utslib.for	080109 Pattern Recognition and Data Mining	en_US
utslib.for	08 Information and Computing Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences	en_US
dc.location.activity	ISI:000256967400002	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - AAI - Advanced Analytics Institute Research Centre
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ACRI - Australia China Relations Institute
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAI - Centre for Artificial Intelligence
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	38	en_US

Abstract:

Open complex agent systems (OCAS) are becoming increasingly important in constructing problem-solving systems for enterprise applications. are challenging because they present very high system complexities involving human users and interactions with a changing environment. The existing agent-oriented software engineering (AOSE) approaches have trouble in engineering OCAS because of a number of deficiencies, e.g., lacking the capability of handling system dynamics analysis. This paper introduces an effective AOSE approach, i.e., organization- and service-oriented system analysis and design (OSOAD). It is used to extract and model system members and design a real-life OCAS system called financial trading rule automated development and evaluation (F-Trade). Through the case studies of visual and formal modeling and design of major organizational members, relations, and subsystems in F-Trade, this paper demonstrates the effective mechanisms and capabilities of the OSOAD approach. System implementation and evaluation results further show that OSOAD provides comprehensive AOSE support for engineering real-world open complex agent organizations. © 2008 IEEE.

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/9028