scholarly journals The Application of Ontologies in Multi-Agent Systems in the Energy Sector: A Scoping Review

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 3200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Ma ◽  
Mette Jessen Schultz ◽  
Kristoffer Christensen ◽  
Magnus Værbak ◽  
Yves Demazeau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
System Development ◽  
Ontology Development ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Detail Design ◽  
Energy Domain ◽  
Multi Agent

Multi-agent systems are well-known for their expressiveness to explore interactions and knowledge representation in complex systems. Multi-agent systems have been applied in the energy domain since the 1990s. As more applications of multi-agent systems in the energy domain for advanced functions, the interoperability raises challenge raises to an increasing requirement for data and information exchange between systems. Therefore, the application of ontology in multi-agent systems needs to be emphasized and a systematic approach for the application needs to be developed. This study aims to investigate literature on the application of ontology in multi-agent systems within the energy domain and map the key concepts underpinning these research areas. A scoping review of the existing literature on ontology for multi-agent systems in the energy domain is conducted. This paper presents an overview of the application of multi-agent systems (MAS) and ontologies in the energy domain with five aspects of the definition of agent and MAS; MAS applied in the energy domain, defined ontologies in the energy domain, MAS design methodology, and architectures, and the application of ontology in the MAS development. Furthermore, this paper provides a recommendation list for the ontology-driven multi-agent system development with the aspects of 1) ontology development process in MAS design, 2) detail design process and realization of ontology-driven MAS development, 3) open standard implementation and adoption, 4) inter-domain MAS development, and 5) agent listing approach.

Cooperation Protocol Design Method for Repository-Based Multi-Agent Applications

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenpeng Wei ◽  
Hideyuki Takahashi ◽  
Takahiro Uchiya ◽  
Tetsuo Kinoshita
Keyword(s):  
Design Method ◽  
System Development ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Protocol Design ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Cooperation Protocol ◽  
Graphical Design

This paper proposes a cooperation protocol design method for repository-based multi-agent systems. The proposal aims to improve the efficiency of multi-agent system development by introducing reusable protocol templates. To achieve the decoupling of protocol templates and application domain processes, original protocol template representations are proposed. Moreover, a graphical design tool with automatic implementation functions of proposed protocol templates is developed to reduce the development cost of multi-agent systems. To validate the functionality and feasibility of the proposal, two disparate multi-agent based applications are developed using the proposed design method. The comparison with the reference implementation shows that applying proposal in practical application development reduces approximately 50% coding work.

Multi-Agent Systems Research and Social Science Theory Building

2007 ◽  
pp. 101-110
Author(s):  
H. Verhagen
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Systems Research ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
Multi Agent

This chapter describes the possible relationship between multi-agent systems research and social science research, more particularly sociology. It gives examples of the consequences and possibilities of these relationships, and describes some of the important issues and concepts in each of these areas. It finally points out some future directions for a bi-directional relationship between the social sciences and multi-agent systems research which hopefully will help researchers in both research areas, as well as researchers in management and organization theory.

scholarly journals Robust Formation Control Based on Leader-Following Consensus in Multi-Agent Systems With Faults in the Information Exchange: Application in a Fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

IEEE Access ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 104940-104949
Author(s):  
Juan Antonio Vazquez Trejo ◽  
Manuel Adam-Medina ◽  
Carlos Daniel Garcia-Beltran ◽  
Gerardo Vicente Guerrero Ramirez ◽  
Betty Yolanda Lopez Zapata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Formation Control ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Leader Following ◽  
Multi Agent

A Collaborative Multi-Agent Framework for Internet-Based Teleoperation Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-54
Author(s):  
Nader Cheaib ◽  
Samir Otmane ◽  
Malik Mallem
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Collaborative Software ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Collaboration Process ◽  
3C Model ◽  
Teleoperation Systems

This paper presents a conceptual model of an agent (called Collaborator Agent) intended to design collaborative software architectures based on multi-agent systems. The authors’ model combines astutely two research areas: Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) and Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). The particularity of their approach is the division of the collaborative process into three spaces according to Ellis' 3C model: communication, coordination and production. In their work, the authors extend the 3C model by adding a fourth space: collaboration. Hence, the authors present a model based on four types of agents (collaboration, communication, coordination and production) supporting the whole set of collaborative tasks. The model is used to create the conceptual software architecture of their MAS. The authors apply their conceptual model on the ARITI-C system for collaborative online robot teleoperation. Finally, the authors present a quantitative evaluation of the collaboration process in ARITI-C.

Hybrid subgroup coordination of multi-agent systems via nonidentical information exchange

2015 ◽  
Vol 168 ◽  
pp. 646-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Hu ◽  
Ding-Xin He ◽  
Zhi-Hong Guan ◽  
Ding-Xue Zhang ◽  
Xian-He Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Information Exchange ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Multi Agent

scholarly journals Agents and Robots for Reliable Engineered Autonomy:A Perspective from the Organisers of AREA 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Rafael C. Cardoso ◽  
Angelo Ferrando ◽  
Daniela Briola ◽  
Claudio Menghi ◽  
Tobias Ahlbrecht
Keyword(s):  
Research Trends ◽  
Multi Agent Systems ◽  
Open Problems ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Agent Systems ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Multi Agent ◽  
Active Research ◽  
High Level ◽  
First Time

Multi-agent systems, robotics and software engineering are large and active research areas with many applications in academia and industry. The First Workshop on Agents and Robots for reliable Engineered Autonomy (AREA), organised the first time in 2020, aims at encouraging cross-disciplinary collaborations and exchange of ideas among researchers working in these research areas. This paper presents a perspective of the organisers that aims at highlighting the latest research trends, future directions, challenges, and open problems. It also includes feedback from the discussions held during the AREA workshop. The goal of this perspective is to provide a high-level view of current research trends for researchers that aim at working in the intersection of these research areas.

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