Anthill: a framework for the development of agent-based peer-to-peer systems Export

@inproceedings{citeulike:6006300, abstract = {Recent peer-to-peer (P2P) systems are characterized by decentralized control, large scale and extreme dynamism of their operating environment. As such, they can be seen as instances of complex adaptive systems (CAS) typically found in biological and social sciences. We describe Anthill, a framework to support the design, implementation and evaluation of P2P applications based on ideas such as multi-agent and evolutionary programming borrowed from CAS. An Anthill system consists of a dynamic network of peer nodes; societies of adaptive agents travel through this network, interacting with nodes and cooperating with other agents in order to solve complex problems. Anthill can be used to construct different classes of P2P services that exhibit resilience, adaptation and self-organization properties. We also describe preliminary experiences with Anthill in implementing a file sharing application.}, author = {Babao\u{g}lu and Meling, H. and Montresor, A.}, booktitle = {22nd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems}, citeulike-article-id = {6006300}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDCS.2002.1022238}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=1022238}, day = {07}, doi = {10.1109/ICDCS.2002.1022238}, isbn = {0-7695-1585-1}, journal = {Distributed Computing Systems, 2002. Proceedings. 22nd International Conference on}, keywords = {2002, aco, ant, anthill, decentralised, p2p, swarm-intelligence}, location = {Vienna, Austria}, month = {July}, pages = {15--22}, posted-at = {2009-10-25 10:39:14}, priority = {0}, publisher = {IEEE Comput. Soc}, title = {Anthill: a framework for the development of agent-based peer-to-peer systems}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDCS.2002.1022238}, year = {2002} }

TY - CONF ID - citeulike:6006300 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6006300 N2 - Recent peer-to-peer (P2P) systems are characterized by decentralized control, large scale and extreme dynamism of their operating environment. As such, they can be seen as instances of complex adaptive systems (CAS) typically found in biological and social sciences. We describe Anthill, a framework to support the design, implementation and evaluation of P2P applications based on ideas such as multi-agent and evolutionary programming borrowed from CAS. An Anthill system consists of a dynamic network of peer nodes; societies of adaptive agents travel through this network, interacting with nodes and cooperating with other agents in order to solve complex problems. Anthill can be used to construct different classes of P2P services that exhibit resilience, adaptation and self-organization properties. We also describe preliminary experiences with Anthill in implementing a file sharing application. CY - Vienna, Austria JF - Distributed Computing Systems, 2002. Proceedings. 22nd International Conference on SN - 0-7695-1585-1 EP - 22 TI - Anthill: a framework for the development of agent-based peer-to-peer systems PB - IEEE Comput. Soc T2 - 22nd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems SP - 15 KW - 2002 KW - aco KW - ant KW - anthill KW - decentralised KW - p2p KW - swarm-intelligence AU - Babaoğlu AU - Meling, H AU - Montresor, A PY - 2002/07/07/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ICDCS.2002.1022238 ER -