@inproceedings{a2091127a1f946b4b846dfbd2f845d10,
title = "A multiple objectives optimization approach for QoS-based web services compositions",
abstract = "While a lot of Web Services are available nowadays, Quality-of-Service (QoS) becomes a crucial concern to distinguish alternatives from each other. QoS-based service composition aims to determining optimal combinations among exponential candidates with consideration of overall non-functional performance. In this paper, a multiple objectives optimization approach is proposed for the decision-making process. First, we design a pattern-wise replacement method to derive composite QoS objectives of a given XML-encoded workflow process. According to the process descriptions, the composite QoS objectives will be available by synthesizing non-functional metrics of primitive patterns repeatedly. Second, we employ the ε-Pareto dominance relations to discriminate the overall QoS performance of combinations. Thus user can freely set any desirable ε values to define the precision of service composition's QoS performance. Finally, we present a genetic algorithm to find out the optimal combinations through evolutionary computation. The experimental results have shown that the proposed approach is more efficient and effective in terms of user-defined ε values for different QoS objectives.",
keywords = "Multiple objectives optimization, Pareto dominance, QoS, Web Services",
author = "Lan, {Ci Wei} and Chen, {Rick C.S.} and Su, {Addison Y.S.} and Huang, {Angus F.M.} and Yang, {Stepehen J.H.} and Chung, {Jen Yao}",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1109/ICEBE.2009.25",
language = "???core.languages.en_GB???",
isbn = "9780769538426",
series = "Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2009; IEEE Int. Workshops - AiR 2009; SOAIC 2009; SOKMBI 2009; ASOC 2009",
pages = "121--128",
booktitle = "Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2009; IEEE Int. Workshops - AiR 2009; SOAIC 2009; SOKMBI 2009; ASOC 2009",
note = "IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering, ICEBE 2009; IEEE Int. Workshops - AiR 2009; SOAIC 2009; SOKMBI 2009; ASOC 2009 ; Conference date: 21-10-2009 Through 23-10-2009",
}