Title: Embedded agents: a paradigm for mobile services

Authors: G.M.P. O'Hare, M.J. O'Grady, C. Muldoon, J.F. Bradley

Addresses: Adaptive Information Cluster (AIC), School of Computer Science and Informatics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. ' Adaptive Information Cluster (AIC), School of Computer Science and Informatics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. ' School of Computer Science and Informatics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. ' School of Computer Science and Informatics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

Abstract: Mobile computing radically challenges some of the traditional assumptions associated with the software development life cycle, and end-user behaviour. Successfully meeting these challenges is of fundamental importance if mobile computing is to fulfil its considerable potential. One approach to this concerns the prudent and selective adoption of intelligent techniques. However, reconciling the conflicting demands of deploying sophisticated resource-intensive computational algorithms on devices that are inherently resource-poor raises significant difficulties. Recent developments in intelligent agent technologies offer one viable approach to resolving this conflict. This paper explores the state of the art in mobile computing and intelligent agents. In particular, issues pertinent to the deployment of agents on mobile devices are considered in detail. To illuminate this discussion, the implementation of one such framework is described.

Keywords: mobile computing; ubiquitous computing; intelligent agents; embedded agents; ambient intelligence; AmI; pervasive computing; embedded systems; multi-agent systems; agent-based systems; web services.

DOI: 10.1504/IJWGS.2006.011711

International Journal of Web and Grid Services, 2006 Vol.2 No.4, pp.379 - 405

Published online: 16 Dec 2006 *

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