Configurable immunity for evolving human-computer systems

Science of Computer Programming

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-213

  Burgess, Mark ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Autonomous computer management; Cfengine; Immunity model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUBLIC POLICY; UNIX;

AUTONOMOUS COMPUTER MANAGEMENT; CFENGINE; IMMUNITY MODEL;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 2442625568     PISSN: 01676423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scico.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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