Decentralized multi-agent service composition

Petros Papadopoulos; Huaglory Tianfield; David Moffat; Peter Barrie

doi:10.3233/NGS-130201

Decentralized multi-agent service composition

Petros Papadopoulos, Huaglory Tianfield, David Moffat, Peter Barrie

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Abstract

Current approaches to service composition are mostly based on centralized control model, and suffer from scalability, performance, and robustness issues. In this paper we propose a decentralized multi-agent model for service composition, drawing inspiration from natural systems. The idea is that the composition will "emerge" from local service interaction, using holonic organizational theory for adaptation. In a holonic multi-agent system, a holon is a concept of coalition that is formed through commitments amongst agents and induces an emergent structure amongst agents. A prototype is developed based on JADE platform and web services integration gateway to implement the proposed decentralized multi-agent service composition model. Furthermore, a case study is presented on service composition problem for a distributed generation electricity supply chain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	45-100
Number of pages	56
Journal	Multiagent and Grid Systems
Volume	9
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/NGS-130201
Publication status	Published - Jan 2013

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Keywords

service-oriented architecture
service composition
electricity supply chain
decentralized system

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Papadopoulos, P., Tianfield, H., Moffat, D., & Barrie, P. (2013). Decentralized multi-agent service composition. Multiagent and Grid Systems, 9(1), 45-100. https://doi.org/10.3233/NGS-130201

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