Description
We are developing run-time services that help
make open distributed systems operate more robustly by monitoring for and
handling exceptions. One particular focus is 'emergent dysfunctions' that
can occur in distributed systems (such as the Internet) that operate without
centralized top-down control.
Selected Publications
Handling Emergent Resource Use Oscillations. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics (TSMC) A. March 2005.
Using Domain-Independent Exception Handling Services to Enable Robust Open Multi-Agent Systems: The Case of Agent Death Journal for Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. Volume 7, Number 1/2, 2003.
A Knowledge-Based Approach to Handling Exceptions in Workflow Systems. Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Work. Vol 9, No 3/4, August 2000.
Exception Handling in Agent Systems. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Autonomous Agents, Seattle, Washington, 1999.