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The main concepts and techniques of multi-agent oriented programming, which supports the multi-agent systems paradigm at the programming level.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Research Corners
List of Technology Corners
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
2 An Overview of Multi-Agent Oriented Programming
3 Getting Started
4 The Agent Dimension
5 The Environment Dimension
6 Programming an Agent and Its Environment
7 Programming Multiple Agents Interacting in an Environment
8 The Organization Dimension
9 Programming Organizations of Situated Agents
10 Integration with Other Technologies
11 Wrap-Up and Perspectives
Solutions to Exercises
References
Index

About the Author

Olivier Boissier is Full Professor of Computer Science at Mines Saint-Etienne (France).

Rafael H. Bordini is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Informatics at Pontificia Universidade Cat lica de Rio Grande do Sui (Brazil).

Jomi F. H bner is Associate Professor at University of Santa Catarina (Brazil) in the Department of Automation and Systems Engineering.

Alessandro Ricci is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Bologna.