摘要：Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) can be applied to a wide range of applications such as organizational, Internet, adaptive, or FIPA compliant applications. Developing such systems requires agent software engineering methodologies. To this end, many methodologies have been proposed such as Gaia (for organizational or Internet applications), ADELF (for adaptive applications) or SABPO (for FIPA compliant applications). However, no methodology has been proposed to deal with fault-tolerant MAS. In fact, agents are prone to failures, and thus are MASs. So, the MAS may not reach its objectives in case of agent failure. Hence, it is important to check a MAS design in order to prevent agent failures, so that we reduce failure risk at run time. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of agent oriented software engineering methodologies and to propose some guidelines towards a modelling methodology for fault-tolerant MAS.
