eCAS2018
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CALL FOR PAPERS
3rd Workshop on Engineering Collective Adaptive Systems eCAS
2018
September 7th, 2018
Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) & University of Trento -
Trento, Italy
Web site:
ecas2018.apice.unibo.it
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AIMS AND MOTIVATION
Modern software systems are becoming more and more collective,
composed of many distributed and heterogeneous entities. These
systems operate under continuous perturbations making manual
adjustments infeasible. For a collective system to be resilient,
its adaptation must also be collective, in the sense that
multiple entities must adapt in a way that addresses critical
runtime conditions while preserving the benefits of the
collaborative interdependencies. Decision-making in such systems
is distributed and possibly highly dispersed, and interaction
between the entities may lead to the emergence of unexpected
phenomena.
In such systems, a new approach for adaptation is needed to
allow (i) multiple entities to collectively adapt with (ii)
negotiations to decide which collective changes are best.
Collective adaptation also raises a second important challenge:
which parts of the system (things, services, people) should be
engaged in an adaptation? This is not trivial, since multiple
solutions to the same problem may be generated at different
levels. The challenge here is to understand these levels and
create mechanisms to decide the right scope for an adaptation
for a given problem.
This workshop solicits papers that address new methodologies,
theories and principles that can be used in order to develop a
better understanding of the fundamental factors underpinning the
operation of such systems, so that we can better design, build,
and analyze them, as well as case studies and applications
showing such approaches in action. Interdisciplinary work is
particularly welcomed.
Suggested Topics (but not limited to):
Novel theories relating to operating principles of CAS
Novel design principles for building CAS systems
Insights into the short and long-term adaptation of CAS
systems
Insights into emergent properties of CAS
Insights into general properties of large scale, distributed
CAS
Decision-making approaches in CAS
Methodologies for studying, analyzing, and building CAS
Frameworks for analyzing or developing CAS case studies
Languages, platforms, APIs and other tools for CAS
Scenarios, case studies, and experience reports of CAS in
different contexts (e.g., Smart Mobility, Smart Energy/Smart
Grid, Smart Buildings, traffic management, emergency response,
etc.)
SCOPE
The workshop is expected to attract participants from many
disciplines, including Autonomic Computing, Biology, Game
Theory, Evolutionary Computing, Network Science, Self-Organizing
Systems, Pervasive Computing, and to be of interest to anyone
working with the domain of large-scale self-adaptive systems. In
addition, the European Commission has funded seven scientific
projects and a Coordination Action in this area, with projects
starting at the beginning of 2013. Thus, the workshop provides a
natural base for the projects to meet and share ideas, even if
it is in no way limited to this audience, and is likely to have
broad appeal to a wide range of researchers. Potential audience
members might work in application areas relating to large-scale
distributed systems, or may come from any of the many
disciplines that can provide insights into the operation and
design of such systems.
IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract submission: June 4, 2018
Workshop paper submission: June 11, 2018
Workshop paper notification: July 9, 2018
Camera-Ready Version: July 15, 2018
Workshop: September 7, 2018
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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS and REVIEW CRITERIA
The length of a workshop paper may not exceed 6 pages including
references and follow the IEEE Computer Society Press
proceedings style guide.
All papers should be submitted in PDF format. You can submit the
paper through EasyChair using this link:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecas2018
By submitting a paper, the authors confirm that in case of
acceptance, at least one author will attend the workshop to
present the work.
Papers will be peer reviewed on the basis of originality,
readability, relevance to themes, soundness, and overall
quality. Workshop proceedings will be published on IEEE Xplore
in parallel with the main conference proceedings.
WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS
Simon Dobson, University of St Andrews, UK,
simon.dobson@st-andrews.ac.uk
Martina De Sanctis, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy,
msanctis@fbk.eu
Giacomo Cabri, Universit‡ di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy,
giacomo.cabri@unimore.it
STEERING COMMITTEE
Jacob Beal, Raytheon BBN Technologies, USA
Giacomo Cabri, University of Modena And Reggio Emilia, Italy
Nicola Capodieci, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia,
Italy
Emma Hart, Edinburgh Napier University, U.K
Jane Hillston, University of Edinburgh, U.K
Mirko Viroli, University of Bologna, Italy
WORKSHOP PROGRAM COMMITTEE (TO BE FINALIZED)
Gerrit Anders, Augsburg University
Franco Bagnoli, Universit‡ di Firenze
Ezio Bartocci, TU Wien
Luca Bortolussi, University of Trieste
Johann Bourcier, IRISA/INRIA-Universite de Rennes 1
Sven Brueckner, Axon Connected LLC
Giacomo Cabri, Universit‡ di Modena e Reggio Emilia
Javier Camara, Carnegie Mellon University
Siobhan Clarke, Trinity College Dublin
Daniel Coore, University of the West Indies
Ferruccio Damiani, Dipartimento di Informatica, Universit‡
di Torino
Rocco De Nicola, IMT - School for Advanced Studies Lucca
Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo, University of Geneva
Ada Diaconescu, Telecom ParisTech, CNRS LTCI
Simon Dobson, University of St Andrews
Matt Duckham, RMIT University
Stefan Dulman, CWI
Schahram Dustdar, TU Wien
Jane Hillston, University of Edinburgh
Paola Inverardi, University of LíAquila
Eva K¸hn, TU Wien
Peter Lewis, Aston University
Nicolas Markey, LSV, CNRS & ENS Cachan
Annapaola Marconi, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento
Mieke Massink, CNR-ISTI
Hernan Melgratti -- University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Monjur Mourshed, Cardiff University, UK
Mirco Musolesi, University College London
Carlo Pinciroli, …cole Polytechnique de Montreal
Alexander Schiendorfer, University Augsburg
Bradley Schmerl, Carnegie Mellon University
Antoine Spicher, LACL University Paris Est Creteil
Katia Sycara, Carnegie Mellon University
Christof Teuscher, Portland State University
Mirko Viroli, Universit‡ di Bologna
Martin Wirsing, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen
REGISTRATION
All attendees at the workshop must register for SASO through the
conference website:
https://saso2018.fbk.eu/index.php/registration/