Heterogeneous Agents Run-Time Interception and Execution Platform

Mr. Mark Grechanik
Principal Engineer and Architect
MobilTap, Inc., Austin, TX

Friday, February 23rd, 3:00 PM, ENS 302

mgrechanik@austin.rr.com


Abstract

The growing rate of adoption of the pervasive computing paradigm creates the problem of migrating large and computationally intensive software applications to mobile devices. In addition, this process is characterized by many constraints: different conflicting protocols, variable and low bandwidth communication links, wide variety of computing platforms, and limited form factors. These and some other constraints render impossible the complete binary level reuse of software applications, and complicate the collaboration strategy of mobile deployment.

The proposed solution that is based on the real-time software process interception mechanisms lies in the topology of heterogeneous mobile agents. These agents robotically manipulate multiple, simultaneous applications from a single pervasive computing device. In order to demonstrate the idea a prototype was developed based on the proposed theory and applied to real-world applications. The obtained results show that it is feasible to use large and computationally intensive software applications from mobile devices without any programming and with guaranteed full binary level reuse.

Biography

Mark Grechanik holds a M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Kiev Polytechnic University. He received his first patent for "Cable Inlet and Outlet Locking Device" and started his professional career at age 18. Currently, he is a Principal Engineer and Architect with MobilTap, Inc, a wireless internet technology company in Austin, TX. He worked as a Senior/Lead/Principal Software Engineer/Consultant for a number of high-tech companies in the USA and abroad, such as IBM Corp, Arrowsmith Technologies Inc, Liaison Technologies Inc, UniSQL Inc, and others. His current research interest include distributed and wireless computing. He married Tina Grechanik in 1991.


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