Utilização da engenharia de software orientada a agentes na modelagem de um sistema de seleção de pessoas

Abstract

Nowadays, systems are bigger and more complex, transforming their development in a difficult task. Therefore, new software development paradigms emerge, intending to solve that problem. One of them is the agent-oriented paradigm. An agent is a software entity that is situated in a dinamic, open and unpredictable environment and that is capable of autonomous action in this environment in order to meet its design objectives (WOOLDRIDGE, 2002). A variety of applications can be qualified in this way. Hence, this paradigm represent a new way to analyse, project and build complex software systems, because it offers a mechanism that allows an emergent behaviour instead of a static architecture, concerning about mapping the interactions among entities, the same way that happens in our lives. In this context, several methodologies have appeared in order to help in the multi-agents development systems. One of them, Tropos methodology, is a technique focus on requirement analysis, pursues to include the main software development phases, concerning about the specific characteristics that multi-agents systems own. So, the goal of this essay is model a multi-agents system to select qualified people for the companies using Tropos methodology, stressing also the importance of selecting appropriate people for organizations and presenting final considerations about the application of the methodology.