An Expressway from Agent-Oriented Models to Prototype Systems

We describe how prototype systems can be efficiently created from agent-oriented domain and design models. We first propose a conceptual space that accommodates model transformations described by the Model-Driven Architecture. We then explain agent-oriented domain models and platformindependent design models and show how the first can be transformed into the latter. We also demonstrate how design models can be turned into the implementation of an agent-based software system on a specific platform. The approach has a potential for further speeding up and automating the process of fast prototyping. The approach complements current agent-oriented approaches.