Semantics of Autonomic Software Systems

Computer networks are becoming more common and more diverse; they are moving away from the office environment, where they can be controlled with relative ease, into everyday user devices, homes, and automobiles.

The multitude of uses and environments these networks are operated in lead to components that are increasingly heterogeneous and complex. Currently these systems describe similar data in different ways, creating a semantic barrier to interoperability, integration of these diverse components is now an intricate exercise beyond the average user’s capability.