Jadex: A BDI-Agent System Combining Middleware and Reasoning
Lars Braubach, Alexander Pokahr, Winfried Lamersdorf · Birkhäuser Basel eBooks · 2005
Nowadays a multitude of different agent platforms exist that aim to support the software engineer in developing multi-agent systems. Nevertheless, most of these platforms concentrate on specific objectives and therefore cannot address all important aspects of agent technology equally well. A broad distinction in this field can be made between middleware- and reasoning-oriented systems. The first category is mostly concerned with FIPA-related issues like interoperability, security and maintainability whereas the latter one emphasizes rationality and goal-directedness. In this paper the Jadex reasoning engine is presented, which supports cognitive agents by exploiting the BDI model and is realized as adaptable extension for agent middleware such as the widely used JADE platform. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.