MiPeG: A middleware infrastructure for pervasive grids

Grid computing and pervasive computing have affirmed respectively as the paradigm for high performance computing and the paradigm for user-friendly computing. The conjunction of such paradigms are now generating a new one: the Pervasive Grid Computing. This paper presents a middleware for pervasive grid applications. It consists of a set of basic services that aim to enhance classic grid environments with mechanisms for: i) integrating mobile devices in a pervasive way; ii) providing context-awareness; iii) handling mobile users’ sessions; and, iv) distributing and executing user tasks on the devices (even mobile) active in the environment.