Software Abstractions for Component Interaction in the Internet of Things

Component ensembles provide expressive abstractions that address challenges in engineering software architectures for Internet of Things and cyber-physical systems, particularly when combined with mobile ad hoc networks. A case study in collaborative parking demonstrates the open-endedness of component ensembles and their ability to self-adapt.

Why Classical Decentralization and Coordination Approaches Fall Short

Research efforts to investigate issues such as software distribution, the software architecture's dynamicity and open-endedness, and the robustness and autonomous behavior of system elements exist, but in isolation. The proposed approaches describe decentralized behavior and software unit coordination from one of four software-development perspectives: component-based software engineering, service-based architectures, agent-based systems, and control systems engineering.