Modelling Software Agents for Medical Decision Support System: Agent Builder Framework

The design of software agents is a fascinating and complex field that combines elements of artificial intelligence, software engineering, and systems modelling. In particular, modelling software agents for medical decision-making can significantly enhance healthcare delivery by providing robust decision support systems. It turns out that modelling tools and languages play a crucial role in the design and development of complex systems. The book proposes a modelling language called Agent Builder Software (ABF) inspired by the Unified Modelling Language (UML). It is a standardized graphical language used to specify, visualize, build, and document software agents. It should be noted that Agent-Oriented Programming (AOP) is a specialization of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) that focuses on software agents. OOP has the object as its basic unit, whereas AOP has the agent as its basic unit. Because AOP is a specialization of OOP, it can be performed in an OOP system or language.