Aurora Vizcaíno, Jesús Favela, Mario Piattini Grupo Alarcos, Escuela Superior de Informática, Ciudad Real (Spain) CICESE, Ensenada (México)

agent oriented software engineering (aose) is an emerging field in computer science  and  proposes some systematic ideas for multi agent systems analysis, implementation and maintenance. despite the various methodologies introduced in the agent-oriented software engineering, the main challenges are defects in different aspects of methodologies. according to the defects resulted from weaknesses ...

the present paper deals with development of a simulation model for the performance evaluation of feed water system of a thermal power plant using markov birth-death process and probabilistic approach. in present paper, the feed water system consists of four subsystems. after drawing transition diagram for feed water system, differential equations are developed and then solved recursively using ...

In this paper we model knowledge dynamics in agents’ belief bases in a collaborative multiagent system. Four change operators are introduced: expansion, contraction, prioritized revision, and non-prioritized revision. For all of them, both constructive definitions and an axiomatic characterization by representation theorems are given. We formally justify minimal change, consistency maintenance,...

background: one of the major challenges in current methadone maintenance treatment retention rates in the treatment and prevention of relapse addiction. the aim of this study was determine the factors influencing relapse based on health belief model. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 patients on methadone maintenance treatment referred to addiction clinic in hamadan, whic...

A Distributed Multi-Agent System representing the behaviour of a machine maintenance procedure in a factory production environment is modelled using the BRIC language. The model provides an overview and simplification of the communication in the maintenance procedure. The model involves two distributed factory environments, each equipped with a Maintenance Agent and an Experience Sharing Agent....

Abstract Aiming at the problem that equipment maintenance support system is difficult to describe with highly stylized mathematical model, a framework model of agent constructed. The paper introduces Agent modeling method, analyzes structure and workflow system, abstracts according guarantee characteristics Agent. internal modules each are designed agents designed. task environment between them...

This thesis reports on research into the applicability of intelligent agents in the airline scheduling environment. The methodology employed was to look at intelligent agent research and then, based on this, to build models that can be used to solve some of the airline scheduling problems. • An agent-based model was developed that can assist airline schedulers in the maintenance of a disrupted ...

This article examines the improvements provided when multimedia information in traditional SCADAS are included in electric facility management and maintenance. Telecontrol use in the electric sector, with the fundamental objective of providing increased and improved service to the operators who manage these systems, is also described. One of the most important contributions is the use of an age...