@inproceedings{a2f3355e2fb8429c85823497e8438ab4,
title = "Improving the architectural design of multi-agent systems: The Tropos case",
abstract = "Agents provide developers with a flexible way of structuring systems around autonomous, communicative elements. In order to support the efficient development of such systems, design techniques need to be introduced. In this context, we propose a set of UML-based diagrams which can be used to capture structural and behavioral features of the Belief-Desire-Intention agent model. The approach aims at supporting detailed architectural design of multi-agent systems by providing a process to guide the description of agent roles according to the proposed diagrams in the context of the Tropos framework. To illustrate the approach we present a Conference Management System case study.",
keywords = "architectural design, multi-agent systems",
author = "Carla Silva and Jaelson Castro and Patr{\'i}cia Tedesco and Jo{\~a}o Ara{\'u}jo and Ana Moreira and John Mylopoulos",
year = "2006",
doi = "10.1145/1138063.1138083",
language = "English",
isbn = "1595933956",
series = "Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering",
publisher = "ACM Press",
pages = "107--113",
editor = "Ricardo Choren and Alessandro Garcia and Holger Giese and Ho-fung Leung and Carlos Lucena",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the International Workshop on Software Engineering for Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems, SELMAS '06, Co-located with the 28th International Conference on Software Engineering, ICSE 2006",
note = "2006 International Workshop on Software Engineering for Large-Scale Multi-Agent Systems, SELMAS '06, Co-located with the 28th International Conference on SoftwareEngineering, ICSE 2006 ; Conference date: 20-05-2006 Through 28-05-2006",
}