Evolving Trends Projects
P2P Energy Economy
The current goal of this project is to simulate P2P Energy Economy model and educate people in the process about the merits of the model.
To join this project, please follow the instructions at the end of the above-linked article.
Independent Projects
1. P-Grid
P-Grid is a next generation peer-to-peer platform for distributed information management beyond mere file-sharing. P-Grid’s most important properties are:
- complete decentralization
- self-organization
- decentralized load balancing
- data management functionality
- management of dynamic IP addresses and identities
- efficient search
- semantic overlay
P-Grid is a truly decentralized structured P2P system which does not require central coordination or knowledge. It is based purely on randomized algorithms and local interactions and targeted at environments with low online probabilities of peers.
P-Grid differs from other approaches such as Chord, CAN, Pastry, etc. in terms of practical applicability (especially in respect to dynamic network environments), algorithmic foundations (randomized algorithms with probabilistic guarantees), robustness, and flexibility.
2. Spark (by SRI)
SPARK (SRI Procedural Agent Realization Kit) is a new agent framework, under development at the Artificial Intelligence Center of SRI International. SPARK builds on the success of its predecessor, PRS, and shares the same Belief Desire Intention (BDI) model of rationality. SPARK has been developed to support the construction of large-scale, practical agent systems, and contains sophisticated mechanisms for encoding and controlling agent behavior. At the same time, SPARK has a well-defined semantic model that is intended to support reasoning about the agents’ knowledge and execution.
