CIS 844: Agent Oriented Software Engineering

Prerequisites by Topic

• Understanding of basic software engineering concepts such as
  • Software engineering lifecycles
  • Object oriented analysis and design techniques
  • Validation and testing
• Knowledge of basic artificial intelligence concepts such as
  • Individual intelligent agents
  • Intelligent search techniques
  • First order logic
  • Planning

Knowledge and Skills Acquired

•  Understanding of basic multiagent system concepts
  • Interaction and cooperation
  • Collaboration and coordination
  • Communications
  • Organization
  • Agent-oriented software engineering concepts
• Understanding of concepts associated with process engineering
  • OPEN process framework
  • Method engineering
• Understand and be able to develop systems using organization-based approach
  including:
  • Organizational Model for Complex, Adaptive Systems
  • Goal Model for Dynamic Systems
  • Organization-based Multiagent Systems Engineering (MaSE) methodology