Giving Embodied Agents a Grid-Boost

Grid technology has been widely used for large-scale computational problems, but it also provides a framework for running a big number of smallsized processes. Moreover, these processes can take advantage of the Grid facilities like security, fault tolerance, or load balancing. This paper describes the use of Grid technology to boost an autonomous agents architecture, which simulates the behaviour of flocking mammals that communicate emotions through pheromones. The capabilities of the Grid make it possible to run simulations with thousands (or even millions) of animals in the virtual world. Further, the Grid allows agents to detach from network topology, provides them with secured communications, and migrates them to more suitable machines if necessary.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: IVEVA
• Authors: José A. Pérez, Carlos Delgado-Mata, Antonio F. Gómez-Skarmeta, Ruth Aylett
• Keywords: Grid, Grid Technology, Intelligent Agents, IVEVA 2004, Large-scale Computational Problems