Abstract: An approach is provided for reducing decision diagram related communication traffic and cost by encoding decision diagrams. A hash identifier application constructs a reduced ordered binary decision diagram from a resource description framework graph, computes a hash identifier corresponding to the decision diagram, and stores the hash identifier with the decision diagram.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing end-to-end privacy in multi-level distributed computations. A distributed computation privacy platform determines one or more privacy policies associated with at least one level of a computational environment. The distributed computation privacy platform also determines one or more computation closures associated with the at least one level of the computational environment. The distributed computation privacy platform further processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more privacy policies and the one or more computation closures to cause, at least in part, an enforcement of the one or more privacy policies.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing secure signing and utilization of distributed computations. A distributed computation authentication platform causes, at least in part, a signing of one or more computation closures of at least one functional flow. The distributed computation authentication platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more signed computation closures to cause, at least in part, a transfer of the one or more signed computation closures among one or more levels, one or more nodes, or a combination thereof, wherein an execution of the one or more signed computation closures at the one or more levels, the one or more nodes, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on an authentication of the signed one or more computation closure.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing secure access to execution context. An execution security platform determines an execution context of a device, the execution context including at least in part one or more computation closures. The execution security platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of the execution context, the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof to cause, at least in part, decomposition of the execution context, the one or more computation closures, or a combination thereof into, at least in part, one or more context criteria and content information, The execution security platform further determines to encrypt the execution context, the one or more computation closures, the content information, or a combination thereof using the one or more context criteria as a public key of an identity-based encryption.

Abstract: An approach is provided for performing biometric authentication. A determination is made of biometric data from a user equipment having an associated user. Decomposition of the biometric data is caused into one or more closure primitives that represent computation closures of one or more processes of the user equipment. The user is selectively authenticated based on the decomposition of the biometric data.

Abstract: An approach is provided for automatic controlled value expansion of information. A value expansion controller detects a request at a device to perform an information operation on a set of data elements of an information space, wherein the request identifies the set by a name and the information operation applies to each data element within the set. The value expansion controller intercepts the request based on the detection and determines the location of the data elements within a communication network based on the name. The value expansion controller retrieves the data elements from the location and populates an expansion table with the retrieved data elements, wherein the expansion table is correlated to the set. The value expansion controller performs the information operation on each data element in the expansion table and causes transmission of one or more results of the information operation to the device.

Abstract: An approach is provided for binding user interface elements and granular reflective processing. An information management infrastructure determines to detect an event, from a first device, for specifying one or more user interface elements for transfer to a second device. The information management infrastructure further identifies one or more processes bound to the user interface elements. The information management infrastructure also determines at least one of a user context, an execution context within the user context, and one or more other execution contexts for the processes, wherein the one or more other execution contexts are from at least one of the user context and one or more other user contexts. The information management infrastructure further causes, at least in part, serialization of at least one of the user context, the execution context, and the one or more other execution contexts.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing end-to-end security in multi-level distributed computations. A distributed computation security platform determines one or more signatures associated with one or more computation closures of at least one functional flow. The distributed computation security platform also processes and/or facilitates a processing of the one or more signatures to generate at least one supersignature. The distributed computation security platform further determines to associate the at least one supersignature with the at least one functional flow.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing energy optimization in multi-level distributed computations. A distributed computation energy optimization platform determines energy availability information associated with at least one level of a computational architecture executing at least portion of one computation closure. The distributed computation energy optimization platform also determines energy consumption information associated with the at least portion of one computation closure. The distributed computation energy optimization platform further processes and/or facilitates a processing of the energy availability information, the energy consumption information, or a combination thereof to determine whether to migrate the at least portion of one computation closure to at least one other level of the computational architecture.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing multi-level distributed computations. A distributed computation manager receives at least one request to migrate at least one computation closure within a computational architecture, the computational architecture comprising a plurality of architectural levels including, at least in part, a device level, an infrastructure level, and a cloud computing level. The distributed computation manager also determines to select at least one of the architectural levels based, at least in part, on a determination of whether the network infrastructure level can support the at least one computation closure. The distributed computation manager further determines to migrate the at least one computation closure to the selected at least one of the architectural levels.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing input suggestions. An input generating platform causes, at least in part, presentation of a user interface element including at least one input field. The input generating platform also determines at least one field type associated with the at least one input field. The input generating platform further identifies at least one information store, context store, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the at least one field type. The input generating platform also determines to migrate one or more computations for generating one or more suggestions, one or more default values, or a combination thereof for populating the at least one input field, generating the user interface element, or a combination thereof to the at least one information store, context store, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing load balancing in multi-level distributed computations. A distributed computation control platform determines closure capability data associated with respective levels of a computational architecture, wherein the respective levels include, at least in part, a device level, an infrastructure level, and a cloud computing level. The distributed computation control platform also determines functional flow information of the respective levels, one or more nodes of the respective levels, or a combination thereof with respect to at least one set of one or more computation closures. The distributed computation control platform further determines to cause, at least in part, processing at least the closure capability data, the functional flow information, or a combination thereof to determine: (a) a distribution of the one or more computation closures among the respective levels, (b) the one or more nodes, or (c) a combination thereof.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing persistent computations. A persistent computation manager determines at least one non-volatile memory space of a device. The persistent computation manager also determines at least one other non-volatile memory space of at least one other device. The persistent computation manager further determines to form a persistent memory address space based, at least in part, on the at least one non-volatile memory space and the at least one other non-volatile memory space.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing shared path connectivity among devices. A connection sharing platform determines to specify at least one group of devices, the at least one group including at least a first path to establish a network connection and a second path to establish a local connection among the devices. The connection sharing platform also determines to cause at least in part an activation of one or more of the devices to establish the network connection, wherein one or more unactivated devices share the network connection over the local connection.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided for directing a device to emit a perceivable physical indication (e.g., noise, light, vibration, smell, etc.), in order to indicate to a user that the device provides a particular service of interest to the user. A user may request a list of the instances of a service (e.g., printer service, audio service, display service, etc.) available within a certain area. Upon receipt of the list of instances of a particular service, the user may select respective instances one by one such that the device on which each instance is executed emits a perceivable physical indication. This physical indication enables the user to determine where the device is located and how it is situated, information which the user can use to determine which device, or instance of the service, he or she should select.

Abstract: An approach is provided for providing biometric information processing using distributed computation. A biometric information processing infrastructure determines to receive an input including, at least in part, biometric information. The biometric information processing infrastructure selects one or more analyses for processing the input. The biometric information processing infrastructure also determines one or more processes associated with the one or more analyses. The biometric information processing infrastructure further determines to derive one or more computation closures from the one or more processes. The biometric information processing infrastructure determines to decompose the one or more computation closures for distribution in one or more computation spaces.

Abstract: An approach is provided for construction and aggregation of distributed computations. A distributed computation construction infrastructure identifies an execution context bound to a user context at a device, the execution context corresponding to one or more processes executing at the device. The distributed computation construction infrastructure further causes, at least in part, decomposition of the execution context into one or more closure primitives and respective process states, wherein the one or more closure primitives represent computation closures of the one or more processes. The distributed computation construction infrastructure also causes, at least in part, serialization of the one or more closure primitives, the process states, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: An approach is provided for binding user interface elements and granular reflective processing. An information management infrastructure determines to detect an event, from a first device, for specifying one or more user interface elements for transfer to a second device. The information management infrastructure further identifies one or more processes bound to the user interface elements. The information management infrastructure also determines at least one of a user context, an execution context within the user context, and one or more other execution contexts for the processes, wherein the one or more other execution contexts are from at least one of the user context and one or more other user contexts. The information management infrastructure further causes, at least in part, serialization of at least one of the user context, the execution context, and the one or more other execution contexts.

Abstract: An approach is provided for applying execution context criteria for secure execution context sharing. A criterion application retrieves an execution context of a device. The criterion application determines one or more context criteria associated with the execution context. The context criteria include state information associated with the execution context. The criterion application encrypts the execution context using the one or more context criteria as a public key of an identity-based encryption.

Abstract: An approach is provided for reducing communication traffic/cost and protecting content by applying recipient criteria in identity-based encryption. A criterion application of a querier causes, at least in part, transmission of a query associated with a first user described according to a first set of criteria. Based on the query, the criterion application of the querier receives one or more second sets of criteria associated with respective second users, wherein the second sets of criteria are matched, at least in part, to the first set of criteria, and wherein at least one of the second sets of criteria is used as a public key for encrypting data according to an identity-based encryption scheme. A criterion application of an information store receives the query associated with the first user, and matches one or more second sets of criteria with all or part of the first set of criteria.