Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleCohesive Token Passing Algorithm Utilizing Software AgentsA. Fua’ad Abdulrazzak, Shamala SubramaniamProblem statement: The communications domain has utilized the implementation of protocols for a wide spectrum of applications. This encompasses Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols. MAC protocols have been extensively researched from several angles. This encompasses the implementation in the area of Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) networks and Mobile Adhoc Networks (MANET). The relevance of intelligence in sustaining the pre-requisites for … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,111 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleA Software Agent for Automatic Creation of a PLC ProgramWalid Mohamed AlyUsing structured design techniques to design a Programmable Logical Control (PLC) program would decrease the time needed for debugging and produces a concise bug free code. This study is concerned with the design of a software agent for automatic creation of code for a PLC program that can be downloaded on a Siemens Step 7 series. The code is generated … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 4, Issue 5 · 31 May 2008 · 6,710 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleA Software Agent for Speech Abiding SystemsR. Manoharan, K. Vivekanandan, V. SundaramProblem statement: In order to bring speech into the mainstream of business process an efficient digital signal processor is necessary. The Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) and the butter fly structure symmetry will enable the harwaring easier. With the DSP and software proposed, togetherly established by means of a system, named here as “Speech Abiding System (SAS)”, a software agent, which … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2009 · 7,744 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleAgent Technology Application Strategies in Personal and Team Software Process EnvironmentRusli Abdullah, Amir Mohamed Talib, Erizal Kamal MisranProblem statement: Modern system development emphasize on the use of standard and procedures to ensure the system develop meets user needs and of high quality. Standards such as Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), Software Process Improvement and Capability determination (SPICE) and ISO/IEC 90003:2004 are introduced. Personal Software Process (PSP) focusing on improving the individual engineer tasks in software development activities … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 27 May 2011 · 8,298 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSoftware Cost Estimation Model Based on Integration of Multi-agent and Case-Based ReasoningHasan Al-SakranAccurate software cost estimation is a vital task that affects the firm's software investment decisions before committing required resources to that project or bidding for a contract. This study proposes an improved Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) approach integrated with multi-agent technology to retrieve similar projects from multi-organizational distributed datasets. The study explores the possibility of building a software cost estimation model … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 2, Issue 3 · 31 Mar 2006 · 6,740 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleMAEST :Multi-Agent Environment for Software TestingRamdane Maamri, Zaidi SahnounThe test is a significant aspect of software development and plays a considerable role in detecting errors in the implementation phase. As the software becomes more pervasive and more often employed to achieve critical tasks, it will be increasingly required to be of high quality. Significant reductions in the cost of software development and software maintenance could be achieved if … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 3, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2007 · 7,180 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsA Petri Net Based Agent Behavioral TestingZina Houhamdi, Belkacem AthamenaIn Multi-Agent System (MAS), developers concentrate on creating design models and evolving them, from higher level models to lower level models, in several steps. Considerable part of MAS implementations is automatically produced from the design models. If a design model contains faults, they are passed to the generated implementations. Practical model validation techniques are required to discover and delete faults … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 11 · 10 Sep 2012 · 6,682 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsStructured Integration Test Suite Generation Process for Multi-Agent SystemZina Houhamdi, Belkacem AthamenaProblem statement: In recent years, Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE) methodologies are proposed to develop complex distributed systems based upon the agent paradigm. The implementation for such systems has usually the form of Multi-Agent Systems (MAS). Testing of MAS is a challenging task because these systems are often programmed to be autonomous and deliberative and they operate in an open world, … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 5 · 7 May 2011 · 7,451 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnhancing Network Security through Accurate Asset Discovery Using Lightweight Agent-Based ApproachIshu Sharma, Ahthasham Sajid et al.Any organization's network administrators and security professionals must have an accurate and real state of assets connected to the network to devise different policies for securing critical resources by identifying vulnerabilities. Asset discovery is a challenging and critical task in vulnerability assessment. The vulnerability of the organization’s network can be correctly analysed only with the accurate prediction of connected devices. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 22, Issue 4 · 28 Mar 2026 · 1,940 accessesView PDFCite