Modelling interaction scenarios in multi-agent systems

Multi-agent systems (MAS) offer to solve problems in complex system and application domains, but are also complex environments. Standardization in the area of agent communication has led to development of MAS frameworks, simplifying MAS development. Agent interactions are essential for agents to exhibit their social abilities, and interaction scenarios for commonly known, standard interaction protocols, can be seen as building blocks of successful multi-agent systems. This article presents an introduction to interaction scenario modelling and code generation techniques, allowing quick prototyping of agent interactions and creation of agents implementing scenario roles