Development of grid computing middleware for Android smartphones

Abstract

Educational institutes that work with computational science problems need computing power. Volunteer computing is a trend of donating computer resources by forming a distributed system. This thesis aims to develop middleware for the grid of Android smartphones. In this context, a computer grid is defined as the distributed computing system formed of geographically dispersed heterogeneous computers connected by a global network. Bidirectional client-server communication is proposed to shift from the client pulling the work unit to the server pushing it. As a result, a grid computing system for Android smartphones is designed considering the specifics of the Android operating system.