@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10006779, title = {A Safety Analysis Method for Multi-Agent Systems}, author = {Ching Louis Liu and Edmund Kazmierczak and Tim Miller}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {Safety analysis for multi-agent systems is complicated by the, potentially nonlinear, interactions between agents. This paper proposes a method for analyzing the safety of multi-agent systems by explicitly focusing on interactions and the accident data of systems that are similar in structure and function to the system being analyzed. The method creates a Bayesian network using the accident data from similar systems. A feature of our method is that the events in accident data are labeled with HAZOP guide words. Our method uses an Ontology to abstract away from the details of a multi-agent implementation. Using the ontology, our methods then constructs an “Interaction Map,” a graphical representation of the patterns of interactions between agents and other artifacts. Interaction maps combined with statistical data from accidents and the HAZOP classifications of events can be converted into a Bayesian Network. Bayesian networks allow designers to explore “what it” scenarios and make design trade-offs that maintain safety. We show how to use the Bayesian networks, and the interaction maps to improve multi-agent system designs.}, journal = {International Journal of Computer and Information Engineering}, volume = {9}, number = {10}, year = {2015}, pages = {2303 - 2312}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10006779}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/106}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 106, 2015}, }