Re: Agent Modelling

[Michael A. Beedle]

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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