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Autonomic Computing

Principles, Design and Implementation

  • The first practical guide to autonomic computing for advanced students and researchers alike
  • Presents classroom-tested examples and hands-on bounded projects that illustrate the concepts in a concrete fashion
  • Provides software for a learning environment for developing, executing and testing autonomic applications

Part of the book series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science (UTICS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Software Engineering to Autonomic Computing

    • Philippe Lalanda, Julie A. McCann, Ada Diaconescu
    Pages 1-21
  3. Autonomic Systems

    • Philippe Lalanda, Julie A. McCann, Ada Diaconescu
    Pages 23-55
  4. Sources of Inspiration for Autonomic Computing

    • Philippe Lalanda, Julie A. McCann, Ada Diaconescu
    Pages 57-94
  5. Autonomic Computing Architectures

    • Philippe Lalanda, Julie A. McCann, Ada Diaconescu
    Pages 95-128
  6. The Monitoring Function

    • Philippe Lalanda, Julie A. McCann, Ada Diaconescu
    Pages 129-151
  7. The Adaptation Function

    • Philippe Lalanda, Julie A. McCann, Ada Diaconescu
    Pages 153-183
  8. The Decision Function

    • Philippe Lalanda, Julie A. McCann, Ada Diaconescu
    Pages 185-215
  9. Evaluation Issues

    • Philippe Lalanda, Julie A. McCann, Ada Diaconescu
    Pages 217-234
  10. Autonomic Mediation in Cilia

    • Philippe Lalanda, Julie A. McCann, Ada Diaconescu
    Pages 235-261
  11. Future of Autonomic Computing and Conclusions

    • Philippe Lalanda, Julie A. McCann, Ada Diaconescu
    Pages 263-278
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 279-288

About this book

This textbook provides a practical perspective on autonomic computing. Through the combined use of examples and hands-on projects, the book enables the reader to rapidly gain an understanding of the theories, models, design principles and challenges of this subject while building upon their current knowledge. Features: provides a structured and comprehensive introduction to autonomic computing with a software engineering perspective; supported by a downloadable learning environment and source code that allows students to develop, execute, and test autonomic applications at an associated website; presents the latest information on techniques implementing self-monitoring, self-knowledge, decision-making and self-adaptation; discusses the challenges to evaluating an autonomic system, aiding the reader in designing tests and metrics that can be used to compare systems; reviews the most relevant sources of inspiration for autonomic computing, with pointers towards more extensive specialty literature.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France

    Philippe Lalanda

  • , Department of Computing, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

    Julie A. McCann

  • INFRES, Télécom ParisTech, Paris, France

    Ada Diaconescu

About the authors

Dr. Philippe Lalanda is a professor of software engineering at the Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France.

Dr. Julie A. McCann is a Reader in Computer Systems at Imperial College London, UK.

Dr. Ada Diaconescu is a lecturer (maître de conférences) in the Department of Computing and Networks at Télécom ParisTech, France.

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eBook USD 34.99
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Softcover Book USD 49.95
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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