HARNESS is an experimental Java-centric metacomputing system based on distributed object oriented technolgy. Its main features are the capability to dynamically assemble, manage and dismantle virtual machines that are reconfigurable both in terms of resources enrolled and in therms of services offered, and the capability to mix and match heterogeneous programming models on demand. In this paper...

This paper concerns the development of an interface environment to help users in repetitive tasks in o ce work. The main ideas in the project concern: the development of active interfaces that autonomously perform tasks minimizing the interaction with the user; the use of the agent-oriented paradigm to provide both distributedness and incrementality of the software environment. The paper quickl...

A technical report of the Broadband Switching & Systems Laboratory. Abstract This report compares two approaches to exploiting the power of modern networks, namely the mobile agents and active networks paradigms. The key architectural features of systems implementing these paradigms are outlined, and their many common features are elucidated. Significant differences in the proposed applications...

Over the years, many different agent programming languages have been proposed. In this paper, we propose a concept called Agent Programs using which, the way an agent should act in various situations can be declaratively specified by the creator of that agent. Agent Programs may be built on top of arbitrary pieces of software code and may be used to specify what an agent is obliged to do, what ...

Cancer is a major global problem and is the second leading cause of mortality in the developed countries.Resistance to current chemotherapeutics and high incidence of adverse effects are the two principal reasons for developing new anticancer agents. Phenylacetamide derivatives can act as potential anticancer agents. Synthesis and screening of 2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-N-phenylacetamide derivatives in...