Evaluation of an Agent Framework for the Development of Ambient Computing

  • Authors:

  • Marcela D. Rodríguez;Jesús Favela

  • Affiliations:

  • Facultad de Ingeniería, Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexicali, México;Ciencias de la Computación, CICESE, Ensenada, México

  • Venue:
  • OTM '08 Proceedings of the OTM Confederated International Workshops and Posters on On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: 2008 Workshops: ADI, AWeSoMe, COMBEK, EI2N, IWSSA, MONET, OnToContent + QSI, ORM, PerSys, RDDS, SEMELS, and SWWS
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

We have proposed to use software agents as a basis for implementing ambient computing systems. We developed the SALSA middleware, which enables the creation of autonomous agents reactive to the context of ambient computing environment; allows to communicate agents with other agents, users and services; and to implement agents that represent users, act as proxies to environment resources, or wrap a complex system's functionality. We have evaluated SALSA based on empirical studies for assessing infrastructures used for implementing interactive systems. This evaluation included in-lab programming experiments and design exercises to assess the facilities provided by SALSA agents. We present evidence that SALSA is sufficiently powerful to facilitate the implementation of ambient computing services.