An open issue in self-organisation is how to control the emergence of behaviour. This issue is also of interest for engineering holonic multi-agent systems as any level of a holarchy is dependant of the emergent behaviours of its sub-levels. In order to tackle this specific feature of holonic multi-agent systems, the capacity concept which abstracts a know-how from its concrete realisation is i...

In this paper we discuss the role that a video data base may play in a digital video archive and some of the challenges that video data bases are facing. Problems related to large-scale storage and delivery of video data are brieey discussed while a modelling and querying aspecs are treated more thoroughly. We propose a generic data model that captures video data structures and that supports th...

In this paper we discuss the role that a video data base may play in a digital video archive and some of the challenges that video data bases are facing Prob lems related to large scale storage and delivery of video data are brie y discussed while a modelling and query ing aspecs are treated more thoroughly We propose a generic data model that captures video data struc tures and that supports t...

This paper presents a methodological approach for the engineering of Multi-Agent Systems using feedback loops as a first class concept in order to identify organizations. Feedback loops are a way for modeling complex systems that expose emergent behavior by means of a cause-effect loop between two levels called micro and macro levels of the system. The proposed approach principles consist in de...

An open issue in self-organization is how to engineer emergent behaviors. This issue is also of interest for engineering holonic multi-agent systems as any level of a holarchy is dependant of the emergent behaviors of its sub-levels. In order to tackle this specific feature of holonic multiagent systems, the capacity concept which abstracts a know-how from its concrete realization is introduced...

The construction of ad-hoc design processes following the Situational Method Engineering (SME) paradigm is currently carried out by adopting a set of phases for which, until now, no well defined techniques and guidelines had been established. The consequence is that organizations are very dependent on method designers’ skills. In this paper we propose an approach based on SME for constructing c...

Energy management is, nowadays, a subject of uttermost importance. Indeed, we are facing several problems like petroleum reserve depletion or earth global warming. Smart Grids, a new type of electrical grid which try to intelligently manage its components, are a possible answer to these issues. Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) are a good candidate for modelling and managing Smart Grids. In this contex...

Modeling and designing systems that require a high level of coordination, control and automation is a very difficult task. The problem is the lack of design processes able to cover all the features these systems present. This paper presents an extension of the ASPECS metamodel for supporting organizational and normative principles and it allows to define models not only from an holonic agent vi...

One of the most stimulating research lines in software engineering today, process engineering is currently a hot topic in agentoriented software engineering research [1–4]. A number of methodologies have been designed such as ADELFE, ASPECS, INGENIAS, MaSE, PASSI, Prometheus, SODA, Tropos,. . . , each of which with their own specificities. Sometimes, when a multi-agent application has to be des...

We present measurements of the CO luminosity functions (LFs) and evolution cosmic molecular gas density out to z~6 based on an 8.5 arcmin^2 spectral scan survey at 3mm iconic Hubble Deep Field North (HDF-N) observed with NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA). use matched filtering search for line emission from galaxies determine their redshift probability distributions exploiting extensive...