[agents] CFP: The First IEEE International Workshop on Autonomous & Autonomic Software-based Systems (ASBS'2008)

[S.Kouadri]

The First IEEE International Workshop on Autonomous & Autonomic  Software-based Systems (ASBS'2008)

 

Workshop website: http://ocm.ensm-douai.fr/conf/ASBS2008 <http://ocm.ensm-douai.fr/conf/ASBS2008> 

 In conjunction with 

The Fifth IEEE International Conference on Soft Computing as Transdisciplinary Science and Technology. CSTST'08 http://sigappfr.acm.org/cstst08/index.php <http://sigappfr.acm.org/cstst08/index.php> 

 

Cergy Pontoise, Paris, France. 

26th 30th October 2008

AIMS and SCOPE

Nowadays, autonomous and autonomic software-based systems are merging as a hot research topic. Autonomous software are self-contained and capable of making independent decisions, and taking actions to satisfy internal goals based upon their perceived environment. To be autonomic, a system must know itself as well as its boundaries and environment, configure and reconfigure itself, continually optimize itself, recover or heal from malfunction, protect itself, and functions in a heterogeneous world-while keeping its complexity hidden from the user. 

Therefore, the inherent properties and complexity of autonomous software pose new challenges throughout software lifecycle. For examples, architects and designers need new or specific architectural and design models and languages supporting design and implementation of autonomous software. Middleware and languages must integrate adequate properties facilitating autonomous software implementation. In addition, as autonomous software operate always in critical environment, it is necessary to be able to evaluate effects generated by software actions. 

 

ASBS'2008 is an IEEE Computer Society sponsored workshop covering a wide range of topics in Autonomous & Autonomic Software-based systems. ASBS'2008 in conjunction with CSTST'2008 provides an excellent opportunity for researchers to exchange leading-edge research in the dynamic field of Autonomous & Autonomic systems in general.

 

The proceedings of the Workshop will be published by IEEE Computer Society and fully index by IEEE Xplore. Extended version of selected papers will be considered for publication in journal of Digital Information Management (JDIM) (http://www.dirf.org/jdim/publisher.htm). 

 Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

·         Autonomous & Autonomic system design and development;

·         Engineering of autonomous & autonomic systems; 

·         Autonomous & Autonomic system management, paradigms and methodologies;

·         Theoretical and simulation frameworks; 

·         Knowledge management for autonomic & autonomous systems;

·         Communication protocols and networking;

·         Interoperability with legacy & heterogeneous systems.

·         Decision making, techniques and models;

·         Injecting self-* properties into legacy systems;

·         Formal notations for modelling and analysis of autonomous and autonomic software;

·         Bio-inspired control models for autonomous and autonomic systems;

·         Cognitive-based models for autonomous and autonomic computing;

·         Resource & Service discovery and management;

·         Context-aware computing in autonomous and autonomic systems;

·         Performance enhancement approaches;

·         Experiences with autonomic & autonomous systems;

·         Applications of autonomic systems;

·         Surveys and case studies concerning all forms of embedded software, pervasive computing, operating systems and middleware, image and signal processing, etc.

·         Security challenges in autonomic & autonomous systems;

Paper submission:

 

We invite contributions that advance the state-of-the-art in topics related to the workshop themes. Researchers are invited to submit technical papers (approx. 5000 words- 10 pages), position or work-in-progress papers (approx. 2000 words - 4 pages). All submissions should use the standard IEEE double-column format. Papers should be submitted using the workshop electronic submission system available at http://ocm.ensm-douai.fr/conf/ASBS2008/submission.html <http://ocm.ensm-douai.fr/conf/ASBS2008/submission.html> .

 

For more details on how to submit and the workshop, consult the workshop website http://ocm.ensm-douai.fr/conf/ASBS2008 <http://ocm.ensm-douai.fr/conf/ASBS2008> 

 IMPORTANT DATES:

 

Paper submission deadline:     July 31, 2008  

Notification of acceptance:      August 20, 2008

Camera-ready papers due:      September 20, 2008

 Workshop co-Chair: 

 

Soraya Kouadri Mostéfaoui, The British Open University, United Kingdom.

Abdelhak-Djamel Seriai, Ecole des Mines de Douai, France.

Salim Ferraz, Alcatel-Lucent, France.

 Program Committee:  

 

·         P. Bellavista, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy

·         M. Berger, Siemens Corporate Technology, Germany 

·         J. Berri, Etisalat University College, UAE

·         S. Dustdar, Vienna University of Technology, Austria 

·         José Fortes University of Florida, USA

·         B. König-Ries, TU München, Germany

·         G. Kouadri Mostefaoui, Computing Laboratory, Oxford University, UK 

·         A. Kouadri Mostefaoui, INPG, Grenoble, France

·         B. Medjahed, CIS Department, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA

·         J. Misic  University of Manitoba, Canada

·         M. Salaun, France Telecom Orange, France

·         A. Savidis, University of Crete, Greece

·         M. Sheng, The University of Adelaide, Australia 

·         M. Younas, Computing Department, Oxford Brookes University, UK

 

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