Development of smart cyber-physical systems

The recent increase in the ubiquity and connectivity of computing devices allows forming large-scale distributed systems that respond to and influence activities in the real world (typically called smart Cyber-Physical Systems -- sCPS). Examples of such systems include intelligent vehicle navigation, autonomous operation of smart buildings and civil infrastructure, emergency coordination in case of disaster, and even interactive distributed games. Engineering sCPS is typically very challenging because of their inherent dynamicity, open-endedness, autonomicity, and close relation to the real world. The goal of this tutorial is to acquaint the participants with the challenges of engineering sCPS and to explain and demonstrate a novel approach based on autonomic component ensembles that provides means (methods and tools) for relatively seamless design and development of sCPS.