Multi-agent systems are useful for modeling intelligent systems where resources are distributed, as software agents can interact autonomously with each other and their environment to complete tasks. While multi-agent systems have been developed for many years, little attention has been paid to the dynamics that govern agents' behaviors and contributions to the system. This paper proposes that roles and role-based architecture could define dynamics for agents and help address this important challenge. It also discusses how databases can form the basis for information sharing between autonomous agents working together to achieve their goals in a multi-agent environment.
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1. w ith the growing interest in Multi-Agent Systems (MASs), the need of useful tools to design and make such systems evolve has become an
important domain of research.
Multi-AgentSystem(MAS) isasuitable programmingparadigmfor modellingergonomicuser
interface of intelligentsystems,where resources,data,control andservicesare widelydistributed.
Software agentsare autonomousentitiesthatcaninteractintelligentlywithotheragentsaswell as
theirenvironmentinordertocarry out a specifictask.We have proposeda role-basedmulti-agent
systemfore-learning.
Multi-agentsystemshave beendevelopedformanyyears.However,littleattentionhasbeenpaidto
agentdynamics - the drivingforcesgoverningagentslives,workandcontributionstoa multi-agent
system.Manyquestionsrelatedtothe dynamicpropertiesof amulti-agentsystemrequire study.
Thispaperinvestigatesthisconcernandproposesthatrolesandrole-basedarchitecture couldbe
takenas dynamicsforagentsina system.Thispapercontributestomulti-agentsystemswitha
potential solutiontosuchan importantchallenge,i.e.,agentdynamics.
Multi-agenttechnology,amoderncomputerscience tool,iswidelyusedindevelopingintelligent
systems.Agentsinmulti-agentsystemare autonomousandcapable of doingtasksindependently,
howevertheyshare informationwitheachothertoachieve theirrespective goals.Informationmay
be a resultof taskor a requesttootheragentto performsome task.To developanintegrated
system, database formsbasis.Thispaperpresentsthe role of database inresource allocation
probleminmultiagentenvironment.