Multi-Agent Abstractions and Organizations and the i* Framework

i* is one of the more promising goal-oriented modeling framework tocapture and model multi agent systems (MAS) requirements. Moreover, i* has beenincorporated as the foundation for one of the more important AOSE methodologies,that is, Tropos. Our research interests related with i* cover two mainly directions. Thefirst, is to compare i* with other methods, techniques and notations for capturing andmodeling MAS abstractions. The second is related to the computational organizationtheory to model the organizational perspective of the MAS. Specifically, we areanalyzing the critical issue of coping with adaptive changes of MAS organizationswhenever circumstances claim for changes in the very MAS structure. Then, we aresurveying different relevant AOSE methodologies, Tropos (and therefore i*) amongothers, to discuss their suitability in dealing with adaptation in MAS organizations.