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This chapter describes a generic, service-oriented and agent-based approach for the development of eLearning intelligent system architectures providing wireless access to electronic services (eServices) and electronic content (eContent) for users equipped with mobile devices, via a set of InfoStations deployed in key points around a University Campus. The approach adopts the ideas suggested by the Model Driven Architecture (MDA) specification of the Object Management Group (OMG). The architectural levels and iterations of the approach are discussed in detail and the resultant context-aware, adaptive middleware architecture is presented. The classification and models of the supporting agents are presented as well.
The authors wish to acknowledge the support of the Bulgarian Science Fund (Research Project Ref. No. ДO02-149/2008) and the Telecommunications Research Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland.
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Stoyanov, S., Ganchev, I., Popchev, I., O’Droma, M. (2010). An Approach for the Development of a Context-Aware and Adaptive eLearning Middleware. In: Sgurev, V., Hadjiski, M., Kacprzyk, J. (eds) Intelligent Systems: From Theory to Practice. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 299. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13428-9_26
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