Agent-oriented software engineering (AOSE)

We are imbuing software engineering methodologies with agent concepts for building robust, intelligent, distributed software applications.

The Agentlab has developed a new approach, known as the ROADMAP methodology that incorporates new role models and has the ability for customising features and for incorporating other methodologies. The Agentlab is funded to develop agent methodologies and prototype tools that support rapid implementation of multi-agent software for smart Internet applications as part of the Smart Internet Cooperative Research Centre.

Another AOSE focus is the purposive description of agency that aims to be as independent of the underlying agent programming language as possible, made possible by extending present software engineering modelling practices toward agent-oriented needs.

Contact: Leon Sterling

Publications: Agent-oriented software engineering