{"title":"CHASE: An Autonomic Service Engine for Cloud Environments","authors":"M. Rak, Antonio Cuomo, Umberto Villano","doi":"10.1109/WETICE.2011.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WETICE.2011.21","url":null,"abstract":"The rapidly spreading cloud computing paradigm delegates to the network the provision of most resources, even those strictly linked to hardware as storage and CPU time. This approach enables the development of applications which may exploit a variable amount of resources in a flexible way, so as to satisfy the actual load of requests coming from the users. A side effect of such flexibility is that optimization has to be more focused on user-perceived performance indexes than on resource usage. This paper takes a step in this direction, presenting the design and development of CHASE, an autonomic engine designed to optimize the scheduling of virtual machines in a cloud environment. The paper illustrates the CHASE architecture and its application in two different contexts: in PerfCloud, an environment for IaaS provision based on cloud and grid integration, and inside Cloud@Home, a project whose objective is to build a cloud using volunteer-based resources. Some preliminary experimental results based on HPC applications are presented.","PeriodicalId":274311,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 20th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116923264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Scaling and Self-repair of Linux Based Services Using a Novel Distributed Computing Model Exploiting Parallelism","authors":"G. Morana, Rao V. Mikkilineni","doi":"10.1109/WETICE.2011.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WETICE.2011.18","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a prototype implementing a high degree of fault tolerance, reliability and resilience in distributed software systems. The prototype incorporates fault, configuration, accounting, performance and security (FCAPS) management using a signaling network overlay and allows the dynamic control of a set of nodes called Distributed Intelligent Managed Elements (DIMEs) in a network. Each DIME is a computing entity (implemented in Linux and in the future will be ported to Windows) endowed with self-management and signaling capabilities to collaborate with other DIMEs in a network. The prototype incorporates a new computing model proposed by Mikkilineni in 2010, with signaling network overlay over the computing network and allows parallelism in resource monitoring, analysis and reconfiguration. A workflow is implemented as a set of tasks, arranged or organized in a directed acyclic graph (DAG) and executed by a managed network of DIMEs. Distributed DIME networks provide a network computing model to create distributed computing clouds and execute distributed managed workflows with high degree of agility, availability, reliability, performance and security.","PeriodicalId":274311,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 20th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126232463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Capocchi, J. Santucci, Bastien Poggi, Celine Nicolai
{"title":"DEVSimPy: A Collaborative Python Software for Modeling and Simulation of DEVS Systems","authors":"L. Capocchi, J. Santucci, Bastien Poggi, Celine Nicolai","doi":"10.1109/WETICE.2011.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WETICE.2011.31","url":null,"abstract":"The Modeling and Simulation (M&S) of complex systems leans on the collaboration between different actors coming from specific domains. These actors have to communicate through an efficient way in order to improve the M&S process. We therefore propose in this article a collaborative M&S software framework called DEVSimPy. We point out the use of DEVSimPy through a concrete case study: hydraulic network management.","PeriodicalId":274311,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 20th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122306252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sustainability of Buildings through the Diagnosis of their Materials","authors":"G. Martinet","doi":"10.1109/WETICE.2011.75","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WETICE.2011.75","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is used to know more about the laboratory of studies and researches on the materials, in the characterization, diagnosis and creation of materials used before, during and after the act of building.","PeriodicalId":274311,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 20th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125700497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"NGNs: A Platform Enhancing Technological Multimedia Services in Cultural Heritage Innovations","authors":"A. Basili, E. Paglia","doi":"10.1109/WETICE.2011.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WETICE.2011.46","url":null,"abstract":"In order to offer advanced multimedia services over the Internet, including the field of Cultural Heritage, the delivery networks have to evolve just like the multimedia services demand evolves every day. The current transmission networks are not able of supporting bandwidth requirements for new multimedia services. The paper introduces the Next Generation Networks (NGNs) from a technical point of view, providing the key concepts to understand in which direction the existing data networks will evolve. After presenting the procedures for implementing the NGNs, the paper focuses the improvements offered by the NGNs in terms of high bandwidth capacity and low latency, showing what classes of multimedia services will benefit from these platform and which kind of innovative multimedia services may be useful for Cultural Heritage diffusion and preservation.","PeriodicalId":274311,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 20th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132557590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Agent-based Social Networks for Enterprise Collaboration","authors":"F. Bergenti, E. Franchi, A. Poggi","doi":"10.1109/WETICE.2011.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WETICE.2011.12","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the relationship between agent technology and the recent wave of online social networks in the scope of the notable scenario of enterprise collaboration. In the brief introduction on the topic, we provide a coherent view of online social networks and social network systems. Then, we emphasize some features that can be considered as notable flaws that make everyday social networks and systems unusable to facilitate enterprise collaboration. Finally, we show how agent technology can address some of the mentioned flaws. The paper terminates with some concluding remarks and with an outline of future research directions.","PeriodicalId":274311,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 20th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124860234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Collaborative Modeling and Simulation Track Report - CoMetS 2011","authors":"D. Gianni, A. D’Ambrogio, J. Fuchs, G. Iazeolla","doi":"10.1109/WETICE.2011.67","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WETICE.2011.67","url":null,"abstract":"The track aims to bring together leading researchers and practitioners from the modeling and simulation (M&S) and the collaborative environments communities. The workshop aims to gather innovative research contributions on the use of collaborative technologies to support M&S activities and on the use of M&S practices to support the design of collaborative environment. The workshop is inherently multi-disciplinary and aims also to cross-fertilize ongoing practices across audience from diverse research domains and communities. This paper reports on the motivations of the track and the organization of its first edition.","PeriodicalId":274311,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 20th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134477041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interactive Ontology Evolution Management Using Mutli-agent System: A Proposal for Sustainability of Semantic Interoperability in SOA","authors":"Soumaya Slimani, Salah Baïna, Karim Baïna","doi":"10.1109/WETICE.2011.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WETICE.2011.15","url":null,"abstract":"this paper discusses a new approach towards ontology evolution management framework and relates it to the sustainability of semantic interoperability in SOA. Indeed, when the semantic representation of the service evolves, the interpretation of queries may change. Thus, it's often challenging to evaluate the results of the query. Sources of this problem include the lack of support for semantic evolution management in ontology-based service oriented systems, and the static nature of the mappings between ontologies in this environment. To address these issues, we have developed P2OManager, an interactive tool for ontology evolution management. This system allows the users to automatically create an ontology agent manager. This agent manages evolution on both ontology and mappings and communicates with other ontology agents to take them aware of all changes which may affect exchanges with their services. Examples illustrate how P2OManager can provide valuable support for ontology evolution management, when specific changes are provided.","PeriodicalId":274311,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 20th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133861304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamic Spectrum Access Techniques for Preservation of Environment and Cultural Heritage","authors":"M. Petracca, Remo Pomposini, F. Vatalaro","doi":"10.1109/WETICE.2011.42","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WETICE.2011.42","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) have been largely deployed for various applications. Among them, monitoring in unlicensed frequency bands of the environment and historical sites assumes particular relevance. However, these bands are becoming more and more overcrowded due to the fast growth of wireless services relying on them. A possible solution to overcome this problem is offered by the so-called Cognitive Radio (CR) technologies. According to the Dynamic Spectrum Access (DSA) paradigm, nodes of one WSN can act as Secondary Users (SUs) accessing the unused portion of one licensed spectrum band. This is admitted provided that harmful interference to the licensees, namely the Primary Users (PUs), is avoided. In this paper, we describe how WSNs using DSA can be employed for applications of environment and cultural heritage monitoring. We show by system simulation that underlay CR techniques are well-suited to this kind of applications, allowing sensor nodes to continuously perform sensing data exchange while coexisting with primary systems.","PeriodicalId":274311,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 20th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128649798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
U. Wajid, A. N. L. Hidalga, Martin Carpenter, César A. Marín
{"title":"Email-based Negotiation to Facilitate Collaboration in SME Networks","authors":"U. Wajid, A. N. L. Hidalga, Martin Carpenter, César A. Marín","doi":"10.1109/WETICE.2011.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/WETICE.2011.11","url":null,"abstract":"Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) typically rely on emails to interact with other SMEs in a collaborative network. However, with the use of different document standards and interpretation techniques establishing a shared understanding of business documents (or emails) can be difficult and raise interoperability issues. In this paper we introduce Commius -- a zero cost enterprise system that aims to achieve seamless interoperability among collaborative SMEs. At the heart of Commius is a semantic alignment mechanism capable of automatically interpreting a document received by the system. However, when the automatic interpretation fails, Commius employs agent-inspired negotiation techniques to help achieve common understanding of the document with other Commius system (installed at sender or collaborative SME). This paper presents details of Commius's email negotiation mechanism with the help of a running scenario that demonstrates how Commius-based negotiation can support SMEs achieve semantic alignment in collaborative networks.","PeriodicalId":274311,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE 20th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133670367","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}