Simulation‐based development and validation of multi‐agent systems: AOSE and ABMS approaches

This paper briefly surveys an emerging research area: the integration of agent‐oriented software engineering (AOSE) and agent‐based modelling and simulation (ABMS). Both AOSE and ABMS are well‐established research areas in the agent‐based computing domain. Specifically, this paper provides an overview of the main simulation‐based methodologies for developing multi‐agent systems (MASs) that describe interesting ABMS application domains where the integration of AOSE and ABMS can benefit MAS development.