The aim of this paper is to make a brief presentation of the results obtained by the authors regarding agent technology application in distributed monitoring systems development. Consequently, we would like to present MAgeLan and ContTest as monitoring systems based on intelligent agents technology. Formal aspects regarding intelligent agents will be mentioned. Quantitative issues concerning efficiency, maintenance and reengineering are also to be taken into account. Keywords: intelligent agents, distributed systems; monitoring systems; hyper-encyclopedia, reengineering. Intelligent agents in distributed computingSoftware applications are nowadays in position and necessity to solve some problematical situations by their own, in order to save time and reduce cost. Intelligent agent integration in distributed computing proved to be an important way of achieving this objective in the last years. Furthermore, the union distributed computing with intelligent agents theoretical perspective offers a good practical basis to distributed artificial intelligence [2]. Intelligent agents have to be reliable, robust in order to offer accuracy in the results, in dissimilar, open or unpredictable environments [7], [8]. Software agents are situated in particular environments and capable of autonomous actions, in order to fulfill their objectives. The concept of autonomy and the fact that intelligent agents are enriched with it presume that human action is minimized. In [8] it is affirmed that the agent is an entity which can perceive the environment by sensors and acts in order to realize its objectives by effectors. On the other hand, distribution of hardware, software and data offers the possibility for the agents to be replicated on diverse nodes on the computer network. Developing Students' Metacognitive CompetencesMetacognitive skills development is an important formative intellectual object in education of the students, as reaching this level involves a route through effective education, appropriate to each one in particular [7]. Metacognitive skills suppose that students are aware of their own cognitive activity, i.e. learning activity, and self-adjustment mechanisms consisting in cognitive controls (rules, procedures, strategies).Next we will introduce the notions of environment, agent, s-agent, necessary to develop some intelligent systems as those described in chapter 5 of this article. The following theoretical concepts are different from the FIPA standard [9] ones or from the concepts defined by authors like Wooldridge in [8], and are necessary for the implementation of the systems MAgeLan and ContTest.The following statements are to introduce theoretical concepts regarding intelligent agents and distributed technology.
IntroductionAs it represents a key-element of development, social sustainability includes concepts such as livability, health and community development, in this context the research about the healthy ageing phenomena and the friendliness of communities becomes an imperative. This research brings into play the development of mobile geographic information systems -GIS applications in the evolution of social requirements regarding the increase in the quality of life and autonomy of certain communities. The paper tries to offer a reliable answer to the questions whether the exploitation of mobile applications is beneficial for the senior citizens and if so what are the ways in which these applications should be developed so as to assure the best user experience. The concepts of citizen oriented applications [12] and usability are to be defined and described in a particular manner, in order to correspond to the social sustainability requests of specific communities. Another essential side of this research is to conclude if the process of software reengineering is appropriate for the radical transformation of legacy desktop software to mobile applications and how to add the
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