NorJADE: An Open Source JADE-Based Framework for Programming Normative Multi-Agent Systems

Q4 Computer Science

International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes Pub Date : 2019-04-01 DOI:10.4018/IJOSSP.2019040101

Toufik Marir, A. Silem, Farid Mokhati, Abdelouahed Gherbi, Bali Ahmed

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Abstract

Normative multi-agent systems are multi-agent systems where agents are governed by norms. This recent research domain is now in full expansion. Despite the progress made in this area, various challenges remain the subject of research studies. In particular, there is a need for innovative solutions to support the implementation of this kind of multi-agent systems in order to improve the development process and consequently to simplify the developers' task. In the literature, most proposed works in this area are either closely related to specific problems or require complicated theoretical frameworks. In this article, a new framework baptized NorJADE is proposed to support the implementation of normative multi-agent systems. The proposed framework is open source, simple, modular and extensible. It is based on the popular open source JADE platform and uses the two well-known software technologies: ontology and aspect-oriented programming. The framework and the associated tool are illustrated using a concrete case study.

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NorJADE:用于规范多代理系统编程的开源基于jade的框架

规范多代理系统是由规范管理的多代理系统。这一最新的研究领域正在全面展开。尽管在这一领域取得了进展，但各种挑战仍然是研究的主题。特别是，需要创新的解决方案来支持这种多代理系统的实现，以便改进开发过程，从而简化开发人员的任务。在文献中，这一领域的大多数建议工作要么与具体问题密切相关，要么需要复杂的理论框架。本文提出了一个名为NorJADE的新框架，以支持规范的多智能体系统的实现。该框架是开源的、简单的、模块化的和可扩展的。它基于流行的开源JADE平台，并使用了两种知名的软件技术:本体和面向方面编程。通过具体的案例研究说明了该框架和相关的工具。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Open Source Software and Processes (IJOSSP) publishes high-quality peer-reviewed and original research articles on the large field of open source software and processes. This wide area entails many intriguing question and facets, including the special development process performed by a large number of geographically dispersed programmers, community issues like coordination and communication, motivations of the participants, and also economic and legal issues. Beyond this topic, open source software is an example of a highly distributed innovation process led by the users. Therefore, many aspects have relevance beyond the realm of software and its development. In this tradition, IJOSSP also publishes papers on these topics. IJOSSP is a multi-disciplinary outlet, and welcomes submissions from all relevant fields of research and applying a multitude of research approaches.