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Simulation can be an important conceptual and practical tool to support the engineering of multi-agent systems (MAS), in different ways. In this paper we consider the case in which simulation is applied and exploited directly upon a MAS developed using an existing agent/MAS programming platform. That is: without requiring to model and simulate agents and their environment using a different platform, e.g. an agent-based simulation one. In particular, we describe the design of JaCaMo-sim, an extension of the JaCaMo platform that makes it possible to both run and simulate the execution of MAS programs based on BDI agents written in Jason, situated in artifact-based environments developed in CArtAgO. The tool can be useful for different aspects that concern MAS engineering, from MAS testing/debugging at development time to agent decision making support at runtime.
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Notes
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“As they are” here means, roughly speaking, considering their actual code and implementation.
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At the time of writing, JAMES II is the reference version, available at http://jamesii.informatik.uni-rostock.de/jamesii.org/.
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Available here: https://github.com/jacamo-lang/jacamo-sim.
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Ricci, A., Croatti, A., Bordini, R.H., Hübner, J.F., Boissier, O. (2020). Exploiting Simulation for MAS Development and Execution—The JaCaMo-Sim Approach. In: Baroglio, C., Hubner, J.F., Winikoff, M. (eds) Engineering Multi-Agent Systems. EMAS 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12589. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66534-0_3
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