Industrial agents (IAs)[1] are multiagent-based systems (MASs)[2] that, for many years, have
been advocated as a promising and realistic solution for an emerging set of industrial …

To guarantee that a software is suitable for its users regardless of age or any disabilities, it is
necessary to evaluate it with end users. This task is not always simple for a software system …

Abstract Cyber–Physical Systems (CPSs) are complex and heterogeneous systems.
Interacting with the physical world makes CPS unpredictable because of unanticipated …

Abstract Cyber–Physical Systems (CPS) interconnect embedded computing technologies
into the physical world, forming a complex, multi-disciplinary, physically-effective system …

Rapid technology advances and increasing digitalization bring new opportunities but also
put new challenges to modern production systems. Industrial agent concepts and …

Software product quality models have evolved in their abilities to capture and describe the
abstract notion of software quality since the 1970s. Many models constructed deal with a …

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) is a key concept in Industry 4.0, acting as a backbone to
develop smart processes, machines and products. Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) is a suitable …

The integration of industrial automation systems and software agents has been practiced for
many years. However, such an integration is usually done by experts and there is no …

Agent-based systems, an approach derived from distributed artificial intelligence, have been
introduced for designing large complex systems. They are also suitable to solve challenging …

Complex industrial systems run the different pieces of software in several interconnected
physical layers. The software update in such an environment must be performed in the …