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University of Saskatchewan, Department of Computer Science

2001-2002 Seminar Series

Cyborgs: A model for complex resource-bounded mobile agents

Nadeem Jamali
Ph. D. Candidate
Department of Computer Science
University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign
Urbana/Champaign, Illinois, USA

DEPARTMENT SEMINAR
DATE: Thursday, May 16, 2002
TIME: 3:30pm
PLACE: Anthropology 132
*** Everyone is welcome ***

Abstract

Multi-agent systems have evolved as a promising framework for Internet scale computing. Multi-agent systems are systems of autonomous mobile agents which pursue their shared goals persistently. Agents abstract over synchronization and scheduling details of a computation by encapsulating execution threads along with data and code. This abstraction allows agents to migrate to other nodes to access remote resources. This talk will present the Cyborg model for systems of resource-bounded complex agents. Cyborgs are mobile hierarchical multi-threaded structures which use electronic cash to secure resources for a distributed computation. The Cyborg model builds upon Actor theory - the de facto model underlying most agent system implementations - to address distributed resource acquisition and control in a multi-owned resource space. The model separates functional and resource consumption concerns of distributed applications, allowing reasoning about resource-oriented concerns separately, and providing abstractions for design and implementation of Internet-scale multi-agent systems.

About the speaker

Nadeem Jamali is a candidate for PhD in Computer Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he works at the Open Systems Laboratory. Nadeem was awarded the Kodak Fellowship in 1998 to pursue his research in theory and design of agent systems. His research specifically focuses on acquisition and control of computational resources in large-scale mobile agent systems. Nadeem received his BS from University of Karachi, and MS from Dalhousie University, both in Computer Science. [an error occurred while processing this directive]