An overview of software cybernetics

Author

Cai, Kai-Yuan ; Cangussu, João W. ; DeCarlo, Ray A. ; Mathur, Aditya P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Autom. Control, Beijing Univ. of Aeronaut. & Astronaut., China

fYear

2003

fDate

19-21 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

77

Lastpage

86

Abstract

Software cybernetics explores the interplay between software and control and is motivated by the fundamental question whether or not and how software behavior can be controlled. In this paper, we formulate the underlying motivations and ideas of software cybernetics and review various existing research topics in this emerging area, including feedback mechanisms in software processes, bisimulation and controllability, adaptive software, software synthesis, software test process control, and adaptive testing. We identify software rejuvenation and performance control, software fault-tolerance, logical foundation for control systems, and communication complexity for control systems as potential research topics. Several on-going research projects are also summarized.

Keywords

program testing; software fault tolerance; software process improvement; adaptive software; adaptive testing; communication complexity; software behavior; software cybernetics; software fault-tolerance; software rejuvenation; software synthesis; software test process control; Adaptive control; Communication system control; Communication system software; Control systems; Controllability; Cybernetics; Feedback; Programmable control; Software performance; Software testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Technology and Engineering Practice, 2003. Eleventh Annual International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2218-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/STEP.2003.4

Filename

1372137