Genetic algorithm for DAG scheduling in Grid environments

Abstract

Complex applications are describing using work-flows. Execution of these workflows in Grid environments require optimized assignment of tasks on available resources according with different constrains. This paper presents a decentralized scheduling algorithm based on genetic algorithms for the problem of DAG scheduling. The genetic algorithm presents a powerful method for optimization and could consider multiple criteria in optimization process. Also, we describe in this paper the integration platform for the proposed algorithm in Grid systems. We make a comparative evaluation with other existing DAG scheduling solution: Cluster ready Children First, Earliest Time First, Highest Level First with Estimated Times, Improved Critical Path with Descendant Prediction) and Hybrid Remapper. We carry out our experiments using a simulation tool with various scheduling scenarios and with heterogeneous input tasks and computation resources. We present several experimental results that offer a support for near-optimal algorithm selection.