Integrating a MAS and a Pandemonium: the open-source framework AKIRA

ABSTRACT

The open-source framework AKIRA integrates Multiagent and Pandemonium elements. We describe the main components of the framework, showing that the hybrid nature of the Agents, having symbolic and connectionist features, permits to model many functionalities such as implicit communication and coordination.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
        I.2.11 Distributed Artificial Intelligence

General Terms:
Algorithms, Design

Keywords:
multiagent systems, open-source, pandemonium