Supporting future ADS applications in ubiquitous computing environments using adaptive, context-sensitive middleware

Autonomous decentralized systems (ADS) applications usually have the equality, locality, and self-containment properties. These properties can be equated with the properties of applications in ubiquitous computing environments where devices are mostly autonomous, self-contained, and engage in peer-to-peer communications. The promise of ubiquitous computing as a significant part of future computing technology requires a new way of approaching ADS applications. Our position is that significant advances for distributed applications can be achieved by combining the respective strengths of ADS and ubiquitous computing.