International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (IJMECS)
IJMECS Vol. 5, No. 1, 8 Jan. 2013
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An Ontology-Based Approach for Multi-Agent Systems Engineering
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Author(s)
Souleymane Koussoube
1,*
Armel Ayimdji
2
Laure Pauline Fotso
3
Index Terms
Multi-agent system, Ontology, Ontology alignment, Operationalization, Description logics
Abstract
This paper presents OBAMAS (Ontology-Based Approach for Multi-Agent Systems engineering), an ontology-based contribution to Agent Oriented Software Engineering. We propose a formal process for agentification, starting with an analysis phase which consists of the construction of three formal ontologies (a domain ontology, an ontology of functionalities, and an ontology of multi-agents systems) and their alignment to merge in a single one. The second step, which is a design phase, consists of the operationalization of the single ontology in order to infer in a more formal way the agents of the system. A case study is introduced to illustrate OBAMAS and to show its use and effectiveness in a real application, a distance learning system.
Cite This Paper
Souleymane Koussoube, Armel Ayimdji, Laure Pauline Fotso, "An Ontology-Based Approach for Multi-Agent Systems Engineering", International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science (IJMECS), vol.5, no.1, pp.42-55, 2013. DOI:10.5815/ijmecs.2013.01.06
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