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Re: Agent Modelling
From: |
Michael A. Beedle |
Subject: |
Re: Agent Modelling |
Date: |
Wed, 4 Jun 1997 01:51:17 -0500 |
Glen, the addresses of Elizabeth Kendall, Margaret T. Malkoun and Chong
Jiang are:
address@hidden
address@hidden
address@hidden
It would be very interesting to compare their models with the SWARM
architecture. I bet they have many interesting similarities as well as
some important differences.
Regards,
- Mike Beedle
address@hidden
http://www.fti-consulting.com/users/beedlem
>
> Michael A. Beedle writes:
> > Well, in the current edition of JOOP, June 1997, which also includes
ROAD
> > now, there is an article titled:
> >
> > "Multiagent system design based on OO patterns"
> >
> > by Elizabeth Kendall, Margaret T. Malkoun and Chong Jiang. (It also
> > includes their email addresses which is nice in case you want to get
the
> > models from the authors. I am sure they won't mind sharing this info
since
> > they are at an "edu" address.)
> >
> > They discuss there what they call an "agent pattern". This pattern
is_a
> > pattern in the Martin Fowler sense - it is more of a reusable agent
model.
> > But anyhow for those of you crazed about OO models, and crazed about
CAS,
> > and crazed about patterns, there is a "real model" there, not just
talk.
> > They also model "sensors" and "effectors", "intentions", "declarative
> > knowledge" and yes is a threaded system and it is all modelled with
Booch
> > notation.
>
> This looks very interesting. There're a number of people who
> are on the Swarm-Modelling list that are trying to develop
> formalisms for Agent Based Modelling, some using pattern theory,
> some using algebraic systems, and some using approximations to
> already prevalent mathematical models.
>
> Would you post the email address through which I might reach
> one of the authors? I'd like a copy of the article; but, SFI
> doesn't subscribe to JOOP and I didn't see a method for purchasing
> a single issue on the SIGS web page.
>
> Thanks.
> glen
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