Agent-based cloud workflow execution

Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-56

  Gutierrez Garcia, J Octavio ^a   Sim, Kwang Mong ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agent based Cloud computing; Cloud workflow execution; multi agent systems; resource allocation

Indexed keywords

AGENT BASED; AGENT-BASED APPROACH; COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCES; CONTRACT NET PROTOCOLS; DISTRIBUTED WORKFLOW; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; EXPENSIVE HARDWARE; FEASIBLE SOLUTION; MAKESPAN; ORDERING CONSTRAINTS; PARALLELIZATIONS; SCIENTIFIC WORKFLOWS; WORK-FLOWS; WORKFLOW EXECUTION; WORKFLOW REQUIREMENTS;

CLOUD COMPUTING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCHEDULING ALGORITHMS;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

EID: 84859038776     PISSN: 10692509     EISSN: 18758835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ICA-2012-0387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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