Publication Date:
2012-10-11
Description:
Adaptation in multiagent systems societies provides a paradigm for allowing these societies to change dynamically in order to satisfy the current requirements of the system. This support is especially required for the next generation of systems that focus on open, dynamic, and adaptive applications. In this paper, we analyze the current state of the art regarding approaches that tackle the adaptation issue in these agent societies. We survey the most relevant works up to now in order to highlight the most remarkable features according to what they support and how this support is provided. In order to compare these approaches, we also identify different characteristics of the adaptation process that are grouped in different phases. Finally, we discuss some of the most important considerations about the analyzed approaches, and we provide some interesting guidelines as open issues that should be required in future developments. Content Type Journal Article Category Survey Paper Pages 1-34 DOI 10.1007/s10115-012-0565-y Authors Juan M. Alberola, Departament de Sistemes Informàtics i Computació, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camí de Vera s/n, 46022 València, Spain Vicente Julian, Departament de Sistemes Informàtics i Computació, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camí de Vera s/n, 46022 València, Spain Ana Garcia-Fornes, Departament de Sistemes Informàtics i Computació, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camí de Vera s/n, 46022 València, Spain Journal Knowledge and Information Systems Online ISSN 0219-3116 Print ISSN 0219-1377
Print ISSN:
0219-1377
Electronic ISSN:
0219-3116
Topics:
Computer Science
