Master of Science in Computing 2005 Utilising Dynamic Roles in Agent Oriented Methodologies

100) Agent Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE) is a promising area of research with many potentially useful applications. The use of Roles within AOSE has been noted as an important enabling feature, but there is still much conjecture as to their form and usage. This paper seeks to form a singular description of an Agent Role. So that this Role definition can be used in a wider context, this paper addresses incorporating this Role Model into an existing AOSE Methodology. The paper also looks at the ways in which effective reuse of Roles in Multi Agent Systems can be enhanced.