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1. VIJAYANANDA D MOHIRE
M.TECH SEM –III
REG. NO : 921DMTE0113
KSOU, MYSORE
DISSERATION PART – I :
DERIVING PROJECT-VALUES OF MULTI
AGENT SYSTEMS
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2. PRESENTATION STRUCTURE
Aims & Objectives of this study
Research methodology
Project setup
Metrics, tools to be used
Expected outcomes from this study
Result presentation
Conclusions and Recommendations
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3. AIMS OF THIS STUDY
Aim 1 : Identify current key issues in using MAS
Aim 2 : Identify & Evaluate value generated
by MAS based project
Aim 3 : Develop a general solution to
common issues faced in MAS project
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4. OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY
Objective 1: To accomplish Aim 1, gather
literature related to issues faced
during MAS project development
Objective 2: To accomplish Aim 2, gather,Objective 2: To accomplish Aim 2, gather,
analyze and critically evaluate the
MAS project features
Objective 3: Explore Industry framework,
standards & best practices and
evaluate them to current scenario
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5. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research methodology 1:
To accomplish Objective 1, gather case
studies & Internet Surveys
Research methodology 2:Research methodology 2:
To accomplish Objective 2 &3, gather case
studies, Internet Surveys & conduct Action
research that involved self study and
deriving results
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6. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY STEPS
Collecting data
Formulating a hypothesis or proposition
Testing the hypothesis
Interpreting resultsInterpreting results
Stating the conclusion
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7. PROJECT DETAILS - LAYOUT
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8. PROJECT DETAILS- EFFORT
PackagePackagePackagePackage EffortEffortEffortEffort estimates in daysestimates in daysestimates in daysestimates in days
1) Architecture 40
2) Behaviour 15
3) Ontology 15
4) Middleware 15
5) Testing 20
6) Development 60
TOTAL NO OF EFFORT DAYSTOTAL NO OF EFFORT DAYSTOTAL NO OF EFFORT DAYSTOTAL NO OF EFFORT DAYS 155155155155
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9. PROJECT DETAILS- DATA STRUCTURE
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10. PROJECT DETAILS-IMPLEMENTATION
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11. PROJECT DETAILS-REPORTS
Sl.NoSl.NoSl.NoSl.No Report typeReport typeReport typeReport type Approximate Number ofApproximate Number ofApproximate Number ofApproximate Number of
reportsreportsreportsreports
1 User input, agent interaction 5
2 Design , modeling and project
SDLC related
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3 Reports to demo project values 53 Reports to demo project values 5
4 Tools Installation setup,
Configuration and initial
parameters
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5 Agent output , metrics collected,
debugging results
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TOTAL REPORTSTOTAL REPORTSTOTAL REPORTSTOTAL REPORTS 25252525
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12. PROJECT DETAILS-NW ARCH
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13. PROJECT DETAILS-LOGICAL VIEW
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14. PROJECT DETAILS- SECURITY
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15. METRICS, TOOLS TO BE USED
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1) Project metrics
like SDLC, Time,
cost of investment,
ROI,
3) Social, Proactive
behaviour and its
leverage into the projects
5) Closer to realism –
man machine
interactions, real world
scenariosROI,
Features benefits
etc
scenarios
2) Nature of control
and command like
– Autonomy,
Grained access
control, security
mechanism
4) Communication
protocols, modes of
operation, Centralised
and Decentralised ,
failure and recovery
mechanism
6) Problem solving skills-
how close it solves the
real problems and hard
problems
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16. METRICS, TOOLS TO BE USED
Sl.NoSl.NoSl.NoSl.No Tools / SW applicationsTools / SW applicationsTools / SW applicationsTools / SW applications Purpose/ DetailsPurpose/ DetailsPurpose/ DetailsPurpose/ Details
1 Win Word 2007 editor For Documentation
2 Windows operating system Operating system
3 JRE/ JDK For Java environment
4 NetBeans Java IDE and Debugging4 NetBeans Java IDE and Debugging
5 JADE For Middleware and Hosting Java
Agents
6 Wintel System Laptop PC Hardware for deploying the application
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17. EXPECTED OUTCOMES FROM THIS STUDY
Clear understanding of the prevailing current
issues in MAS development
Resolutions to the Research questions, Aims
and Objectives
Value creation by using suitable MASValue creation by using suitable MAS
techniques
Common solution to recurring issues in
project development for MAS
Reusable project artifacts and samples
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18. RESULTS PRESENTATION
Comparison charts using comparable metrics
Project artifacts tables with Package level
comparison
Value proposition charts
Computation complexity statistics
Managerial KPIs
Process, Quality and Standards tables
Samples, Case studies, typical usage
Related formulas, references and statistics
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19. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Main conclusion is that the current modes of
approaches to domestic Project development
lack the maturity as compared to scientific
community advances
A right approach to use the right tools and
techniques is needed specific to AI basedtechniques is needed specific to AI based
MAS projects
Recommend to leverage industry standards,
frameworks and policies and build a custom
model, resolving implementation issues
Derive and demonstrate true value of MAS
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