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A domain model for self-adaptive software systems

Authors:

Fahimeh Alizadeh Moghaddam,

Robert Deckers,

Giuseppe Procaccianti,

Patricia LagoAuthors Info & Claims

ECSA '17: Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Software Architecture: Companion Proceedings

Pages 16 - 22

https://doi.org/10.1145/3129790.3129824

Published: 11 September 2017 Publication History

Abstract

Modern software systems operate in a continuously changing environment. To keep up with these changes, they can benefit from self-adaptation mechanisms. A number of modeling frameworks have been introduced to realize self-adaptive software systems. However, they usually focus either on runtime adaptation or on designing self-adaptability. As a consequence, they do not provide a clear link between architecture-level and system-level concepts. Without this link, we cannot ensure that the realized system will deliver the designed-for self-adaptability.

In this paper, we address this problem by introducing a domain model for self-adaptive software systems that encompasses both levels. Our model can be used to facilitate both architecture design (e.g. making better-informed design decisions) and system engineering (e.g. guiding self-adaptation at runtime). We show the application of our model in a case example from the literature where self-adaptation aims at energy efficiency.

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Index Terms

A domain model for self-adaptive software systems
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software post-development issues
      1. Software evolution
  2. Software organization and properties
    1. Software system structures
      1. Software architectures
      2. Software system models

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ECSA '17: Proceedings of the 11th European Conference on Software Architecture: Companion Proceedings

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ISBN:9781450352178

DOI:10.1145/3129790

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Salama MBahsoon RLago P(2021)Stability in Software Engineering: Survey of the State-of-the-Art and Research DirectionsIEEE Transactions on Software Engineering10.1109/TSE.2019.292561647:7(1468-1510)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2021
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