Madkit: Organizing Heterogeneity with Groups in a Platform for Multiple Multi-agent Systems

In this report, we propose a model and an associated agent platform to deal with multi-agent system heterogeneity by introducing a way to structure groups of agents and take advantage of simultaneous contexts and models. This approach uses the concepts of multiple groups and roles to introduce structure within di erent multi-agent systems. The platform based on this model is made of minimal agent microkernels. Basic services like migration, distributed message passing, security are provided by platform agents for maximal exibility. The componential interface model allows variations in platform use and appearence. The platform is written in Java and support all major computer systems.