The construction of Smart Grids leads to the main question of what kind of intelligence such grids require and how to build it. Some authors choose an agent based solution to realize this intelligence. However, there may be some misunderstandings in the way this technology is being applied. This paper exposes some considerations of this subject, focusing on the Microgrid level, and shows a prac...

One of the key issues in development of Multi-agent System(MAS) is to follow the more suitable development process for a particular problem. This means that development process models must be defined. Definition leads to better process understanding, facilitates process measurement and improvement, and constitutes the basis for automating the process itself. The main goal of this paper is the d...

A great number of methodologies to develop multi-agent systems (MAS) have been proposed in the last few years. But a unique methodology cannot be general enough to be useful for everyone without some level of customization. According to our knowledge, existent agent-based surveillance systems have been developed ad-hoc and no methodology has been followed. We are interested in creating tools th...

The purpose of INGENIAS is the definition of a methodology for the development of MAS, by integrating results from research in the area of agent technology with a well-established software development process, which in this case is the Rational Unified Process (RUP). This methodology is based on the definition of a set of meta-models that describe the elements that form a MAS from several viewp...

Recently a great number of methods and frameworks to develop multiagent systems have appeared. Nowadays there is no established framework to evaluate environments to develop multiagent systems (MAS) and choosing between one framework or another is a difficult task. The main contributions of this paper are: (1) a brief analysis of the state of the art in the evaluation of MAS engineering; (2) a ...

A major nightmare of software developers is having clients claiming the delivered software is not what they expected. Developers make an extensive use of prototypes to prevent such situations to occur. However, the role of simulations have not been studied enough. If an agent based simulation is intended, not all existing agent oriented methodologies are capable of it. It requires code generati...

The INGENIAS Development Kit (IDK) supports the development of fully functional Multi-agent Systems (MASs) from specification models, following a model-driven approach. This paper presents a practical application about crisis-management, in order to provide a full example of application of the IDK tool; and consequently, the specification and the code of this system are included in the IDK 2.8 ...

The management of crisis situations has been a challenging problem from different points of views, such as communication efficiency and avoiding casualties. This paper presents a novel approach that includes an interaction organization pattern for Multi-agent Systems (MASs) in crisis management, abstracted from several existing case studies in which the agents follow a sequence of interactions ...

The verification and follow-up of the indicators terminal efficiency degree in Higher Education Institutions, on certain occasions is usually a complex task; however, these turn out to be relevant factors meet quality standards educational programs improve school an institution. Due above, order objectives, multi-agent system has been modeled facilitate planning, monitoring indicators, contribu...

Most agent-based simulation toolkits are based on the Java programming language. This makes their use difficult for social scientists, who are usually not skilled in computer programming. However, agent modelling concepts are not unlike those which could be used for the modelling of social systems. This assumption is considered in proposing the use of a graphical agent-oriented language for the...