Papers
20
Total Citations
297
H-Index
10
About
Massimo Cossentino is an Italian researcher whose work sits at the intersection of multi-agent systems, robotic software engineering, and artificial intelligence. He is best known for developing and refining PASSI (Process for Agent Societies Specification and Implementation), a structured methodology for designing agent-based systems, and its more flexible successor, Agile PASSI — created to better accommodate the fast-paced demands of research-driven software development. His contributions to agent-oriented software engineering have been widely recognized, with his most cited work on robotic multi-agent systems accumulating over 40 citations and his body of work collectively influencing how researchers approach the design of intelligent, autonomous systems. Cossentino has applied these methodologies to compelling real-world challenges, including the development of CiceRobot, a cognitive museum guide robot, and adaptive workflows for home-care assistive robotics targeting elderly patients with neurological disorders. His early work on ontological modeling for robotic environments further established a principled framework for representing environmental knowledge across multiple abstraction levels. By bridging formal software engineering methods with practical robotics applications, Cossentino has made durable contributions that continue to guide researchers designing complex, agent-driven robotic systems.
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Top Papers
- 1A possible approach to the development of robotic multi-agent systems41 citations · 2004
- 2Agile PASSI: An Agile Process for Designing Agents40 citations · 2006
- 3Modeling ontologies for robotic environments33 citations · 2002
- 4Composition of a New Process to Meet Agile Needs Using Method Engineering32 citations · 2005
- 5Experiences with CiceRobot, a Museum Guide Cognitive Robot24 citations · 2005
- 6From PASSI to Agile PASSI: tailoring a design process to meet new needs23 citations · 2004
- 7Agent-oriented software patterns for rapid and affordable robot programming22 citations · 2009
- 8From PASSI to agile PASSI: tailoring a design process to meet new needs17 citations · 2004
- 9An Agent Based Multilevel architecture for Robotics Vision Systems.14 citations · 2002
- 10Adaptive Workflows of Home-Care Services13 citations · 2018