Awareness Inter-Project Day

Awareness Inter-Project Day Bologna January 2012

Topic
How can we have confidence that systems which are self-aware and adapt according to their beliefs actually do what we expect them to?

Date
23rd / 24th January 2012 (lunchtime to lunchtime)

Location
Universitá di Bologna, Italy

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Alois Ferscha

Invited Speaker: Prof. Mag. Dr. Alois Ferscha

Talk: “From awareness to adaptation: large scale recognition and opportunistic configuration” (PDF)

Alois is Full Professor and Head of Department at the Institute for Pervasive Computing, Johannes Kepler University of Linz and works on the SAPERE Project.

Franco Zambonelli, Martin Wirsing, Peter Lewis, Alois Ferscha

Attendees
Alberto Lluch Lafuente IMT Lucca, Italy ASCENS
Alberto Rosi Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy SAPERE
Alois Ferscha JKU Linz, Austria SAPERE
Andrea Guazzini Università di Firenze, Italy RECOGNITION
Andrea Omicini Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy SAPERE
Ben Paechter Edinburgh Napier University, UK AWARE
Callum Egan Edinburgh Napier University, UK AWARE
Cesare Stefanini SSSA, Pontederra, Italy COCORO
Danilo Pianini University of Bologna, Italy SAPERE
Dhaminda Abeywickrama Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy SAPERE
Emma Hart Edinburgh Napier University, UK AWARE
Fabio Gadducci Università di Pisa, Italy ASCENS
Franco Bagnoli Università di Firenze, Italy RECOGNITION
Franco Zambonelli Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy SAPERE
Gabriella Castelli Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy SAPERE
Giacoma Monreale Università di Pisa, Italy ASCENS
Giacomo Cabri Universita’ di Modena e Reggio AWARE
Graeme Stevenson University of St Andrews, UK SAPERE
Gusz Eiben Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands AWARE/SYMBRION
Jennifer Willies Edinburgh Napier University, UK AWARE
Jeremy Pitt Imperial College London, UK AWARE
Jose Luis Fernandez University of Geneva, Switzerland SAPERE
Julia Schaumeier Imperial College London, UK AWARE
Laura Ferrari Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy SAPERE
Lukas Esterle Klagenfurt University, Austria EPiCS
Marco Mamei Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy SAPERE
Martin Wirsing LMU Munich, Germany ASCENS
Matthias Hölzl LMU Munich, Germany ASCENS
Mirko Viroli University of Bologna, Italy SAPERE
Nicola Bicocchi Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy SAPERE
Peter Lewis University of Birmingham, UK EPiCS
Rasario Pugliese Università di Firenze, Italy ASCENS
Rocco De Nicola IMT Lucca, Italy ASCENS
Sara Montagna University of Bologna, Italy SAPERE
Stefano Orofino SSSA, Pontederra, Italy COCORO
Ugo Montanari Università di Pisa, Italy ASCENS

Gusz Eiben, Julia Schaumeier, Franco Bagnoli, Matthias Hölzl

Format
Each project presented a short talk about issues in self-aware systems (PDF’s):

• ASCENS – Confidence and Reliability by Martin Wirsing
• EPiCS – Building Confidence in Self-Aware, Self-Expressive Systems – Peter Lewis
• Recognition – End of Year 1 Review by Franco Bagnoli
• SAPERE – Overview and self-awareness issues – Franco Zambonelli
• Symbrion – Challenges – by Gusz Eiben

Mirko Viroli, Marco Mamei, Emma Hart, Jose Luis Fernandez

The workshop broke out into a number of discussion groups following the presentations, in which particular challenges that arose from the presentations were addressed.

Notes from Discussion Group (PDF)

Group Working

Group Definitions

Rationale
Although each project has its own goals and objectives, each faces some common challenges. The workshop identified areas of common interest, and common challenges, and looked at ways in which expertise can be shared to address these problems. Awareness will organise further ‘expert’ workshops on specific topics to enable projects to address their future needs.

Challenges for self-awareness in autonomic systems

Challenges – Audio (MP3)

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Other Presentations

Self-Awareness in Self-Organising Institutions for Autonomic Power Systems Management – Julia Schaumeier and Jeremy Pitt

SAPERE – Ideas on governing self-aware systems with confidence by Marco Mamei

Franco Bagnoli: The Science Cafe. Radio Moka | Poster | Article: Sipping Science in a Cafe | Summer Solstice 2012

A viewpoint on observing/predicting systemic self-awareness in SAPERE – Mirko Viroli

Other Information
A dinner was organised on the evening of the 23rd at Cantina Bentivoglio, Via Mascarella, 4, 40126, Bologna, Tel +39 051 265416, Email: cantinabentivoglio.it

A wiki is available for use by the projects to share information and ideas:
http://awarenessinterproject.wikispaces.com