Nature of Computation and Communication. International Conference, ICTCC 2014, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 24-25, 2014, Revised Selected Papers

Research Article

Adaptive Distributed Systems with Cellular Differentiation Mechanisms

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-15392-6_17,
        author={Ichiro Satoh},
        title={Adaptive Distributed Systems with Cellular Differentiation Mechanisms},
        proceedings={Nature of Computation and Communication. International Conference, ICTCC 2014, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, November 24-25, 2014, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={ICTCC},
        year={2015},
        month={2},
        keywords={},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-15392-6_17}
    }
    
  • Ichiro Satoh
    Year: 2015
    Adaptive Distributed Systems with Cellular Differentiation Mechanisms
    ICTCC
    ICST
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15392-6_17
Ichiro Satoh1,*
  • 1: National Institute of Informatics
*Contact email: ichiro@nii.ac.jp

Abstract

This paper proposes a bio-inspired middleware for self-adaptive software agents on distributed systems. It is unique to other existing approaches for software adaptation because it introduces the notions of differentiation, dedifferentiation, and cellular division in cellular slime molds, e.g., dictyostelium discoideum, into real distributed systems. When an agent delegates a function to another agent coordinating with it, if the former has the function, this function becomes less-developed and the latter’s function becomes well-developed.