This paper strives for demonstrating “metamodels in action” which means showing concrete
applications of this concept. Based on a literature survey we develop a taxonomy that helps …

The complexity and scope of software systems continues to grow. One approach to dealing
with this growing complexity is the use of intelligent, multi-agent systems. However, due in …

Multiagent systems have become popular over the last few years for building complex,
adaptive systems in a distributed, heterogeneous setting. Multiagent systems tend to be …

Various agent-oriented methodologies and metamodels exist to design and develop
multiagent systems (MAS) in an abstract manner. Frequently, these frameworks specialise …

Ontologies offer significant benefits to multi-agent systems: interoperability, reusability,
support for multi-agent system (MAS) development activities (such as system analysis and …

From a software engineering point of view, the agent paradigm has shown its potential for
modelling in different domains. However, moving from agent models to implementation is …

The state of the art in multi-agent research and engineering is insufficiently reflected in the
state of the practice in complex distributed systems because the community has yet to …

Abstract Information integration and interoperability among different design and
manufacturing application software systems are important in smart manufacturing …

Since the manufacturing process information and their mutual relationship are complex and
diverse, the clear and accurate description and modeling of manufacturing process …

SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems are required to deal with
increasingly complex and critical situation. They must constantly evolve towards integrated …