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A web services composition approach based on software agents and context
Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
  • Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University
  • Soraya Kouadri M, University of Fribourg
  • Hamdi Yahyaoui, UniversitĂ© Laval
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1-1-2004
Abstract

We present an agent-based and context-oriented approach for Web services composition. A Web service is an accessible application that other applications and humans can discover and trigger to satisfy various needs. Due to the complexity of Web services composition, we consider two concepts to reduce this complexity: Software agent and context. A software agent is an autonomous entity that acts on behalf of users, whereas context is any information relevant to characterize a situation. During composition, software agents engage conversations with their peers to agree on the Web services that will participate in the composition.

Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Composition,
  • Context,
  • Security,
  • Software agent,
  • Web service
Scopus ID
2442719203
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.1145/967900.968224
Citation Information
Zakaria Maamar, Soraya Kouadri M and Hamdi Yahyaoui. "A web services composition approach based on software agents and context" Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing Vol. 2 (2004) p. 1619 - 1623
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zakaria-maamar/5/