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RESEARCH PRODUCT

A Middleware to Develop and Test Vehicular Sensor Network Applications

Gloria MartorellaDaniele PeriGiuseppe Lo ReSalvatore Gaglio

subject

Settore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniIterative and incremental developmentSoftware VerificationCorrectnessComputer science020209 energyDistributed computing020208 electrical & electronic engineeringControl reconfiguration02 engineering and technologycomputer.file_formatcomputer.software_genreSmart CitieVehicular Sensor NetworkDistributed ApplicationSmart cityMiddleware (distributed applications)0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringSymbolic processingSoftware Development and TestingExecutableCommunications protocolcomputerWireless sensor network

description

The Smart city ecosystem is composed of several networked devices that provide services to citizens and improve their quality of life. Basic services, which must be exposed by the underlying software infrastructure, require efficient networking and communication protocols to coordinate and manage all the system components. In particular, Vehicular Sensor Networks (VSNs) are envisioned as key components of smart cities. Verification is crucial in such a highly dynamic scenario to ensure operation correctness and to reduce the development cost of smart applications. However, the rigidity of existing middlewares makes development, reconfiguration, and testing rather difficult. In this work, we propose a middleware that supports development and testing of distributed applications in VSNs. The middleware is based on symbolic processing. Interactive testing as well as incremental development are enabled by the exchange of executable symbolic code among vehicles. The symbolic approach also fosters rapid prototyping and construction of testbeds.

https://doi.org/10.23919/eeta.2019.8804533