Actor Eco-systems: From High-Level Agent Models to Executable Processes via Semantic Annotations

A. K. Ghose, University of Wollongong
G. Koliadis, University of Wollongong

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This conference paper was originally published as Ghose, AK and Koliadis, G, Actor eco-systems: From high-level agent models to executable processes via semantic annotations, in Proceedings of the 2007 Engineering Semantic Agent Systems Workshop, IEEE Computer Society Press.

Abstract

We introduce the notion of an actor eco-system a framework that addresses the design-time requirements of building multi-actor (multi-agent) systems such as supply chains, business networks, virtual organizations etc. We describe how semantic annotation of abstract models of actor ecosystems can be used to derive executable process models that realize such systems. We outline a potentially powerful toolkit for model to code transformations in complex agentoriented settings.