AgentService: a framework to develop distributed multiagent systems

This paper presents AgentService, a framework for developing multi-agent systems. The key features introduced with AgentService are a flexible agent model and a modular platform. Agents can perform multi-task activities as well as move among different platforms. The MAS is hosted in a modular environment so that the platform can be customized. Several tools come with the programming suite: a visual protocol designer, a set of language extensions integrated into a professional development environment to ease development, and monitoring tools to simplify the control over the MAS.