Computer immunology

Proceedings of the 12th Conference on Systems Administration, LISA 1998

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 283-298

  Burgess, Mark ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER IMMUNOLOGY; HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS; HUMAN BEING; SELF-HEALING PROCESS; SOCIAL SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE SYSTEMS;

EID: 85094828315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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