Self-managing systems: A control theory foundation

Proceedings - 12th IEEE International Conference and Workshops on the Engineering of Computer-Based Systems, ECS 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 441-448

  Diao, Yixin ^a   Hellerstein, Joseph L ^a   Parekh, Sujay ^a   Griffith, Rean ^b   Kaiser, Gail ^b   Phung, Dan ^b  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELF-MANAGING SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; INSTALLATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONTROL THEORY;

EID: 28344439536     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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