Presented is the vision of the authors on how diverse web services may be composed, mediated by dynamic task coalitions of agents performing tasks for service requestors. The focus and the contribution of the paper is the proposal of the layered web service mediation architecture. Middle Agent Layer is introduced to conduct service request to task transformation, agent-enabled cooperative task ...

In this paper we extend our results (as given in [PHE+07]) concerning the layered architecture for modeling workflows in Mobile Ad-Hoc NETworks (MANETs) using algebraic higher order nets. MANETs are networks of mobile devices that communicate with each other via wireless links without relying on an underlying infrastructure. Workflows in MANETs can be adequately modeled using a layered architec...

Different clients have different needs, therefore adaptability and variability are crucial properties for service compositions to fit those varying requirements. This is hard to achieve in a cross-organizational context where services are implemented and deployed by different organizations (e.g. companies, administrative domains, . . . ): a feature, for example security, cannot be condensed int...

In this essay, we argue that pervasive digitization gives birth to a new type of product architecture, the layered modular architecture. The layered modular architecture extends the modular architecture of physical products by incorporating four loosely coupled layers of devices, networks, services, and contents created by digital technology. We posit that this new architecture instigates profo...

In this paper a new layered architecture for the implementation of intelligent distributed control systems is proposed. The proposed architecture distinguishes four layers in a distributed control system. Upper layer consists of a digital control layer, where high level decisions are taken. This level is implemented by means of intelligent agents that carry out the discrete control functions, s...

This paper will focus representing the architecture of large-scale systems. UML has a rich set of primitives and extensibility. While some authors have addressed tried to address the use of UML for large-scale systems [1][2][3], little has been written about good representations for large-scale systems. This paper introduces the layered package diagram, which has proven to be a useful view for ...

The paper discusses a neural network architecture for 3D object modeling. A multi-layered feedforward structure having as inputs the 3D-coordinates of the object points is employed to model the object space. Cascaded with a transformation neural network module, the proposed architecture can be used to generate and train 3D objects, perform transformations, set operations and object morphing. A ...

Wireless sensor networks have become viable solutions to many commercial and military applications. This research focuses on utilizing the I-TRM to develop an architecture which supports adaptive, self-healing, and self-aware intelligent wireless sensor networks capable of supporting mobile nodes. Sensor subsystems are crucial in the development of projects to test complex systems such as the F...

Architectures decompose complex engineering problems into smaller, more manageable pieces, the modules of the architecture. The objective is to engineer, implement and test the modules separately. If the modules have well defined interfaces and implement well defined services, it is possible to modify some of the modules, without modifying them all. As intelligent vehicles evolve, because of be...

This paper proposes the standardization of a layered simulation architecture that addresses many of the critical modeling needs of the DoD simulation community. The Standard Simulation Architecture works with HLA to provide the additional infrastructure that is necessary for developing highly interacting yet decoupled software models, while simultaneously supporting technology infusion from R&D...