AmbiComp: A platform for distributed execution of Java programs on embedded systems by oering a single system image

Ambient Intelligence pursues the vision that small networked computers will jointly perform tasks that create the illusion of an intelligent environment. One of the most pressing challenges in this context is the question how one could easily develop software for such highly complex, but resource-scarce systems. In this paper we present a snapshot of our ongoing work towards facilitating software development for Am- bient Intelligence systems. In particular, we present the AmbiComp (1) platform. It consists of small, modular hardware, a exible rmware including a Java Virtual Machine, and an Eclipse-based integrated development environment.