Logical networking and affinity determination of IoT devices using partitioned virtual space

One or more computer-readable media storing instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:

• implementing respective first and second software agents, among a plurality of software agents, of respective first and second networked devices;
• implementing a partitioned virtual space within which the plurality of software agents each of which comprises executable code, travel according to respective travel schedules and interact to determine pairwise affinities;
• transmitting, from the first and second software agents to a partition manager of the partitioned virtual space, profile data of respective principals associated with the respective first and second networked devices;
• forming a logical network connection between the first and second software agents upon receipt of one or more notifications indicating a pairwise affinity, among the pairwise affinities, between the first and second software agents;
• adjusting a reputation score of the second software agent based on an evaluation by the first software agent of a recommendation provided by the second software agent to the first software agent over the logical network connection;
• and
• removing the logical network connection based on the adjusted reputation.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• providing a partitioned virtual space within which a plurality of software agents, each of which comprises executable code, travel according to respective travel schedules and interact to determine pairwise affinities, the plurality of software agents including first and second software agents of respective first and second networked devices;
• by a partition manager of the partitioned virtual space:
• receiving, from the first software agent, profile data of a first principal associated with the first networked device;
• determining a first pairwise affinity, among the pairwise affinities, between the first and second software agents, according to a strategy and based at least partly on the received profile data;
• responsive to the determined first pairwise affinity, causing a logical network connection to be formed between the first and second software agents;
• receiving an evaluation of the second software agent from the first software agent;
• and
• updating the strategy for pairwise affinity determination based at least partly on the received evaluation.