@misc{cogprints6684, volume = {1}, month = {August}, title = {A Survey on Service Composition Middleware in Pervasive Environments}, author = {Noha Ibrahim and Frederic Le Mouel}, publisher = {International Journal of Computer Science Issues, IJCSI}, year = {2009}, journal = {N. Ibrahim and F. Le Mouel, "A Survey on Service Composition Middleware in Pervasive Environments", International Journal of Computer Science Issues, IJCSI, Volume 1, pp1-12, August 2009}, keywords = {middleware, service oriented architecture, service composition, pervasive environment, classification}, url = {http://cogprints.org/6684/}, abstract = {The development of pervasive computing has put the light on a challenging problem: how to dynamically compose services in heterogeneous and highly changing environments? We propose a survey that defines the service composition as a sequence of four steps: the translation, the generation, the evaluation, and finally the execution. With this powerful and simple model we describe the major service composition middleware. Then, a classification of these service composition middleware according to pervasive requirements - interoperability, discoverability, adaptability, context awareness, QoS management, security, spontaneous management, and autonomous management - is given. The classification highlights what has been done and what remains to do to develop the service composition in pervasive environments.} }