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Call for Papers<br>
1st International Workshop on <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Models@run.time">Models@run.time</a><br>
for Self-aware Computing Systems<br>
In conjunction with ICAC 2016<br>
Würzburg, Germany, July 18th, 2016<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://st.inf.tu-dresden.de/MRT16-ICAC/">http://st.inf.tu-dresden.de/MRT16-ICAC/</a><br>
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Important Dates<br>
<br>
Submissions of abstracts: March 16th, 2016<br>
Submissions of papers: March 23rd, 2016 <br>
Notification: April 17th, 2016<br>
Camera Ready: May 6th, 2016<br>
Workshop date: July 18th, 2016<br>
<br>
<br>
Introduction<br>
<br>
In order to most effectively use models at runtime, self-aware
computing systems <br>
need increasingly powerful ways of observing their operational
environment and <br>
their own performance and behavior and then building and
refining their own<br>
models accordingly. An inherent principle of self-aware
computing systems is<br>
having diverse feedback loops, which build a causal
connection between the <br>
computing system and a reflective layer. The computing system
is continously<br>
observed and, based on this, the system is able to update
and modify its <br>
models to reason about its goals, context, operational
environment and its own <br>
resources, decisions and actions.<br>
<br>
To effectively and efficiently realize these feedback
loops, models and <br>
especially modifiable and updatable models@runtime are
essential. The <br>
models@run. time paradigm proposes to use runtime models as
abstractions of <br>
the computing system for the purpose of more efficient
reasoning upon both <br>
its runtime observations and learned knowledge. Hence,
models@runtime is <br>
especially looking for more innovative approaches to the
causal connection <br>
between the system and the runtime model, with particular focus on
a transaction<br>
concept for this causal connection for such issues as timing,
roll-back ability <br>
and data-consistency.<br>
<br>
Goal<br>
<br>
The goal of this workshop is to provide a bridging podium
for researchers<br>
working in the area of self-awareness, self-modelling,
autonomous and organic<br>
computing, as well as self-adaptive and self-organizing systems
with a focus<br>
on runtime representations that can be used by the system to
reason about its <br>
goals, context, operational environment and its own resources,
decisions and <br>
actions.<br>
<br>
Topics of interest<br>
<br>
We are particularly interested in work covering the following
non-exhaustive<br>
list of topics:<br>
- languagues and formalisms for runtime representations<br>
- approaches realizing the causal connection between the
computing system and <br>
its reflective layer<br>
- applications and case studies involving runtime representations<br>
- a general discourse on <br>
- the need for and characteristics of runtime representations<br>
- the properties of causal connections (e.g., temporal
properties, uncertainty,<br>
etc.)<br>
- interdisciplinary approaches to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:models@run.time">models@run.time</a>, as for
example the mutual <br>
influence (or coercion) of socio-technical systems <br>
- How runtime models can address basic principles of areas such
as game theory.<br>
- Distributed <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:models@run.time">models@run.time</a>, i.e., having multiple, interacting
systems, each <br>
having its own runtime model and in general, issues of models
at runtime in <br>
large scale systems <br>
- Incomplete, partial models<br>
- Impacts of uncertainty<br>
- Approaches to real-time model-building, refinement<br>
- Relevant theory on transactions<br>
- Relevant lessons learned from bio-inspired, socially-inspired,
unconventional<br>
systems<br>
- Modular <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:models@run.time">models@run.time</a>, i.e., approaches to improve the
modularity of <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:models@run.time">models@run.time</a> systems for better reuse<br>
- Co-evolving <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:models@run.time">models@run.time</a>, i.e., systematic approaches
to synchronize <br>
multiple, interacting <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:models@run.time">models@run.time</a> systems<br>
- For those papers focusing on executable models at runtime, we
encourage the <br>
investigation of how the feedback from the systems are
reflected in the <br>
executable models (so that they have causal
(bi-)connections with the<br>
systems)<br>
<br>
The workshop participants will be selected based on their
experience and ideas<br>
related to this maturing field. You are invited to apply for
attendance by<br>
sending:<br>
- a full paper (8 pages) on original research, lessons learned
from realizing<br>
an approach or experiences on transferring a research prototype
into practice,<br>
- a position paper (6 pages) covering a well-argued vision or
position,<br>
<br>
All papers must conform to the double-column IEEE formatting
guidelines. At<br>
least three PC members will review each submission. The
authors will be<br>
notified about acceptance before the ICAC 2016 early
registration deadline.<br>
<br>
<br>
Organizers <br>
- Sebastian Götz (main contact), TU Dresden, Germany<br>
- Kirstie Bellman, Topcy House Consulting, US <br>
- Nelly Bencomo, Aston University, UK<br>
- Gordon Blair, Lancaster University, UK<br>
<br>
Program Committee <br>
<br>
- Franck Chauvel, SINTEF, Norway<br>
- Hui Song, SINTEF, Norway<br>
- Mahdi Derakhshanmanesh, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany<br>
- Antonio Filieri, Imperial College, UK<br>
- Ta’id Holmes, Deutsche Telekom AG, Germany<br>
- Jean-Marc Jézéquel, Triskell Team,IRISA, France <br>
- Chris Landauer, The Aerospace Corporation, USA<br>
- Holger Giese, Universität Potsdam, Germany<br>
- Matthias Tichy, Uni. Ulm, Germany<br>
- Thomas Vogel, Universität Potsdam, Germany<br>
- Kurt Geihs, Uni. Kassel, Germany <br>
- Lars Grunske, HU Berlin, Germany<br>
- Yves La Traon, Uni. Luxembourg, Luxembourg<br>
- Lionel Seinturier, Uni. Lille, France<br>
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Further Information<br>
Web site: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://st.inf.tu-dresden.de/MRT16-ICAC/">http://st.inf.tu-dresden.de/MRT16-ICAC/</a><br>
Contact: Sebastian Götz (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sebastian.goetz@acm.org">sebastian.goetz@acm.org</a>)<br>
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Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Götz
Researcher
Technische Universität Dresden
Fakultät für Informatik
Institut für Software- und Multimediatechnik
Lehrstuhl für Softwaretechnologie
www: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.st.inf.tu-dresden.de/">http://www.st.inf.tu-dresden.de/</a>
Mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sebastian.goetz@acm.org">sebastian.goetz@acm.org</a>
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