Ontological Foundations for Agent-Oriented Organizational Modeling

Renata S. S. Guizzardi, Giancarlo Guizzardi, João Paulo A. Almeida, Evellin C. S. Cardoso
2008 International i* Workshop  
This paper reports on our work on three complementary directions, aimed at developing: (i) a theoretical framework named UFO (Unified Foundational Ontology) for (re) design, evaluation and integration of conceptual modeling grammars and models; (ii) the ARKnowD agent-oriented software engineering methodology to develop knowledgecentered systems and processes; and (iii) methodological contributions to business process modeling and reengineering. The aforementioned theoretical framework is in the
more » ... basis of our work. Here, we describe our research agenda, along with its main scientific contributions and future directions.
dblp:conf/istar/GuizzardiGAC08 fatcat:rpkf4h3cgbgulgkptzfxwsftyu