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Context-Awareness in Multi-agent Systems for Ambient Intelligence

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There is a large body of research that lies at the intersection of the domains of context-awareness, multi-agent systems (MAS) and Ambient Intelligence (AmI)/Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp). This is because, while multi-agent systems are an appropriate architecture for AmI implementations, one essential requirement for AmI is to be aware of the user’s context and to act accordingly. In order to implement context-awareness in a MAS for AmI applications, one must on the one hand choose an appropriate representation for context, that is suitable for agents of all sizes and functions, and, on the other hand, create an agent-based architecture that facilitates communication between agents that share context. This chapter presents a model, mechanisms and methods for integrating context-awareness in multi-agent systems for AmI. The model is based on experience with several implementations of MAS dealing with various aspects of context-awareness.

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Notes

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    There may be multiple matches between the same pattern and graph.

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    \(G^P_x\) is not a proper graph, as it may contain edges without containing their adjacent vertices.

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    We thank Cristian Gratie, Guillaume Masson, Alexandre Hocquard and So a Neață for their contributions to the project.

    Code is open source at https://github.com/andreiolaru-ro/AmIciTy-Mi.

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    Code is open source at https://github.com/andreiolaru-ro/net.xqhs.Graphs.

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    We thank Thi Thuy Nga Nguyen, Marius-Tudor Benea, Emma Sevastian, prof. Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, and Cédric Herpson for their contributions to the project. The code is open source and can be found at https://github.com/tATAmI-Project.

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    Java Agent Development Framework http://jade.tilab.com/.

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The work has been funded by the Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007–2013 of the Ministry of European Funds through the Financial Agreement POSDRU/159/1.5/S/134398.

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Olaru, A. (2014). Context-Awareness in Multi-agent Systems for Ambient Intelligence. In: Brézillon, P., Gonzalez, A. (eds) Context in Computing. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1887-4_33

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