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The Notion of Self-aware Computing

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We define the notion of “self-aware computing” and the relationship of this term to related terms such as autonomic computing, self-management, and similar. The need for a new definition, driven by trends that are only partially addressed by existing areas of research, is motivated. The semantics of the provided definition are discussed in detail examining the selected wording and explaining its meaning to avoid misleading interpretations. This chapter also provides an overview of the existing usage of the term self-aware computing, respectively self-awareness, in related past projects and initiatives.

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  1. Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany

    Samuel Kounev

  2. Aston University, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK

    Peter Lewis & Nelly Bencomo

  3. The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, USA

    Kirstie L. Bellman

  4. Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA

    Javier Camara

  5. Telecom Paris Tech, 75013, Paris, France

    Ada Diaconescu

  6. Department of CS, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria

    Lukas Esterle

  7. University of Kassel, 34121, Kassel, Germany

    Kurt Geihs

  8. Hasso-Plattner-Institut, 14482, Potsdam, Germany

    Holger Giese

  9. University of Technology Dresden, Dresden, Germany

    Sebastian Götz

  10. Universitá degli Studi dell’Aquila, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy

    Paola Inverardi

  11. Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA

    Jeffrey O. Kephart

  12. The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

    Andrea Zisman

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  2. Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, New York, USA

    Jeffrey O. Kephart

  3. University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Aleksandar Milenkoski

  4. VMWare Inc.Futurewei Technologies, Inc. , Santa Clara, California, USA

    Xiaoyun Zhu

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Kounev, S. et al. (2017). The Notion of Self-aware Computing. In: Kounev, S., Kephart, J., Milenkoski, A., Zhu, X. (eds) Self-Aware Computing Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47474-8_1

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