relation: http://eprints.imtlucca.it/2940/
title: Self-expression and Dynamic Attribute-Based Ensembles in SCEL
creator: Cabri, Giacomo
creator: Capodieci, Nicola
creator: Cesari, Luca
creator: De Nicola, Rocco
creator: Pugliese, Rosario
creator: Tiezzi, Francesco
creator: Zambonelli, Franco
subject: QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
description: In the field of distributed autonomous computing the current trend is to develop cooperating computational entities enabled with enhanced self-* properties. The expression self-* indicates the possibility of a component inside an ensemble, i.e. a set of collaborative autonomic components, to self organize, heal (repair), optimize and configure with little or no human interaction. We focus on a self-* property called self-expression, defined as the ability to deploy run-time changes of the coordination pattern of the observed ensemble; the goal of the ensemble is to achieve adaptivity by meeting functional and non-functional requirements when specific tasks have to be completed. The purpose of this paper is to rigorously present the mechanisms involved whenever a change in the coordination pattern is needed, and the interactions that take place. To this aim, we use SCEL (Software Component Ensemble Language), a formal language for describing autonomic components and their interactions, featuring a highly dynamic and flexible way to form ensembles based on components’ attributes.
publisher: Springer
date: 2014
type: Book Section
type: PeerReviewed
identifier:   Cabri, Giacomo and Capodieci, Nicola and Cesari, Luca and De Nicola, Rocco and Pugliese, Rosario and Tiezzi, Francesco and Zambonelli, Franco  Self-expression and Dynamic Attribute-Based Ensembles in SCEL.   In:  Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation. Technologies for Mastering Change.   Lecture Notes in Computer Science  (8802).  Springer, pp. 147-163.  ISBN 978-3-662-45233-2      (2014)  
relation: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-45234-9_11
relation: 10.1007/978-3-662-45234-9_11