Ontology Based Agent Communication in Resource Allocation and Monitoring
The aim of ontology is to share information between sending and receiving agents of Multi Agent System (MAS). It provides standard vocabulary and terms for knowledge sharing and is designed to share information conveniently and understandably. Agent based application requires complex interaction among agents. This complexity is due to agent-agent and agent-user communication. It is required to use ontology in agent based application of resource allocation and monitoring. The purpose of Resource Allocation and Monitoring System is to make the procedures involved in allocating fund resources to competing fund seekers transparent so that deserving candidates get funds. Proactive and goal directed behaviour of agents make the system transparent and intelligent. This paper presents ontology designed and implemented for the purpose of communication among agents of Multi Agent System for Resource Allocation and Monitoring (MASRAM). FIPA (Foundation for Intelligent Physical Agents) compliant software JADE (Java Agent Development) is used to implement ontology.
Keywords: Multi Agent System, Resource Allocation, ACL, FIPA, JADE, Ontology
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