A Review of Agent-Based Programming for Multi-Agent Systems

Rafael C. Cardoso; Angelo Ferrando

doi:10.3390/computers10020016

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A Review of Agent-Based Programming for Multi-Agent Systems

Rafael C. Cardoso

Angelo Ferrando

Computers Vol. 10 No. 2 pp. 16 · MDPI AG

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Abstract

Intelligent and autonomous agents is a subarea of symbolic artificial intelligence where these agents decide, either reactively or proactively, upon a course of action by reasoning about the information that is available about the world (including the environment, the agent itself, and other agents). It encompasses a multitude of techniques, such as negotiation protocols, agent simulation, multi-agent argumentation, multi-agent planning, and many others. In this paper, we focus on agent programming and we provide a systematic review of the literature in agent-based programming for multi-agent systems. In particular, we discuss both veteran (still maintained) and novel agent programming languages, their extensions, work on comparing some of these languages, and applications found in the literature that make use of agent programming.

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Published: Jan 27, 2021
Vol/Issue: 10(2)
Pages: 16
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Authors

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Rafael C. Cardoso

Department of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

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Angelo Ferrando

Department of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

Funding

UK Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, UK Research and Innovation, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Award: EP/R026084/1

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Rafael C. Cardoso, Angelo Ferrando (2021). A Review of Agent-Based Programming for Multi-Agent Systems. Computers, 10(2), 16. https://doi.org/10.3390/computers10020016

A Review of Agent-Based Programming for Multi-Agent Systems

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