Developing distributed applications is a difficult task due to three major problems: the
complexity of programming interprocess communication, the need to support services …

Self-adaptation is emerging as an increasingly important capability for many applications,
particularly those deployed in dynamically changing environments, such as ecosystem …

Driven by the emergence of pervasive computing and the increasing need for self-managed
systems, many approaches have been proposed for building software that can dynamically …

Computer software must dynamically adapt to changing conditions. In order to fully realize
the benefit of dynamic adaptation, it must be performed correctly. The correctness of …

Abstract Self-Adaptive Systems modify their behavior at run-time in response to changing
environmental conditions. For these systems, Non-Functional Requirements play an …

Computer software must dynamically adapt to changing conditions. In order to fully realize
the benefit of dynamic adaptation, it must be performed correctly. The correctness of …

In order to provide an increasing number of functionalities and benefit from sophisticated
and application-tailored services from the network, distributed applications are led to …

Adaptive software is being used increasingly frequently by various users, such as the
medical community, software industry, and in response to terror attacks. Therefore …

A 'second generation'approach to the provision of Grid middleware is now emerging which
is built on service-oriented architecture and web services standards and technologies …

We propose an Adaptive CORBA Template (ACT), which enables run-time improvements to
CORBA applications in response to unanticipated changes in either their functional …