TY - GEN
T1 - Modeling & simulation of educational multi-agent systems in DEVS-suite
AU - Orooji, Fatemeh
AU - Sarjoughian, Hessam
AU - Taghiyareh, Fattaneh
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper introduces the capabilities of a general-purpose modeling and simulation approach named DEVS in multi-agent educational systems. Simulation provides both qualitative and quantitative information about correctness and efficiency which can help validate a multi-agent system (architectural) design before its actual implementation and thus deployment. Dynamic agent data helps designers to modify, refine or even propose new agent abstractions. DEVS-Suite simulator, a realization of Parallel DEVS, can model all components interacting in a multi-agent system, helping the designer and programmer to evaluate the system performance before the real implementation. This paper develops a description of a multi-agent system named MOMENT. A set of abstractions are formulated and their designs are realized in DEVS-Suite. A sample simulation study is conducted to illustrate the use of the MOMENT simulation in understanding some key design and performance aspects of educational multi-agent systems.
AB - This paper introduces the capabilities of a general-purpose modeling and simulation approach named DEVS in multi-agent educational systems. Simulation provides both qualitative and quantitative information about correctness and efficiency which can help validate a multi-agent system (architectural) design before its actual implementation and thus deployment. Dynamic agent data helps designers to modify, refine or even propose new agent abstractions. DEVS-Suite simulator, a realization of Parallel DEVS, can model all components interacting in a multi-agent system, helping the designer and programmer to evaluate the system performance before the real implementation. This paper develops a description of a multi-agent system named MOMENT. A set of abstractions are formulated and their designs are realized in DEVS-Suite. A sample simulation study is conducted to illustrate the use of the MOMENT simulation in understanding some key design and performance aspects of educational multi-agent systems.
KW - Learning environment
KW - Modeling
KW - Multi-agent
KW - Simulation
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U2 - 10.1109/ISTEL.2010.5734160
DO - 10.1109/ISTEL.2010.5734160
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79953878912
SN - 9781424481835
T3 - 2010 5th International Symposium on Telecommunications, IST 2010
SP - 956
EP - 961
BT - 2010 5th International Symposium on Telecommunications, IST 2010
T2 - 2010 5th International Symposium on Telecommunications, IST 2010
Y2 - 4 December 2010 through 6 December 2010
ER -