Originating from closed parallel systems, coordination models and technologies gained in expressive power so to deal with complex distributed systems. In particular, nature-inspired models of coordination emerged in the last decade as the most effective approaches to tackle the complexity of pervasive, intelligent, and self-* systems. In this course we first introduce the basic notions of coordination and coordination model, survey the most relevant nature-inspired coordination models, discuss the main open issues, and explore the trends for their future development. 

Location

• Sala riunioni 2, DISI, Mura A. Zamboni 7, Bologna

Timetable

• Wednesday 5 February (4 hours, 11-13, 14-16)
• Wednesday 12 February (4 hours, 11-13, 14-16)
• Wednesday 19 February (2 hours, 11-13)

Slides

1. Interaction & Coordination in Distributed Systems (lecture, 05/02/2014) — Andrea Omicini (Andrea Omicini)
2. Tuple-based Coordination of Distributed Systems (lecture, 05/02/2014) — Andrea Omicini (Andrea Omicini)
3. Nature-inspired Models of Coordination (lecture, 12/02/2014) — Andrea Omicini (Andrea Omicini)  Examples:
   1. Field-based Coordination (lecture, 29/04/2005) — Franco Zambonelli, Marco Mamei (Franco Zambonelli, Marco Mamei)
   2. Engineering Adaptive Service Ecosystems (lecture, 12/02/2014) — Mirko Viroli (Mirko Viroli)
4. Research Trends in Nature-Inspired Coordination (lecture, 19/02/2014) — Andrea Omicini (Andrea Omicini)

PhD Student Tests

• Angelo Trotta
• Andrea Borghesi
• Pankaj Kumar
• Valeria Vignudelli
• Liubov Ermolaeva
• Abel García
• Tommaso Cavallari
• Yisleidy Linares Zaila
• Enrico Gallinucci
• Stefano Giovanni Rizzo
• Daniela Loreti