Overview
- Recent research in Dependable Computer Systems
- Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Dependability and Computer Systems DepCoS-RELCOMEX 2011 held in Wroclaw, Poland, June 27- Jul 11
- Written by leading experts in the field
Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing (AINSC, volume 97)
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Dependability analysis is the recent approach to performance evaluation of contemporary systems which tries to cope with new challenges that are brought with their unprecedented complexity, size and diversity. Especially in case of computer systems and networks such evaluation must be based on multidisciplinary approach to theory, technology, and maintenance of systems which operate in real (and very often unfriendly) environments. As opposed to “classic” reliability which focuses mainly on technical aspects of system functioning, dependability studies investigate the systems as multifaceted and sophisticated amalgamations of technical, information and also human resources.
This monograph presents selected new developments in such areas of dependability research as mathematical models, evaluation of software, probabilistic assessment, methodologies, tools, and technologies. Intelligent and soft computing methods help to resolve fundamental problems of dependability analysis which are caused by the fact that in contemporary computer systems it is often difficult to find a relation between system elements and system events (the relation between reasons and results) and it is even more difficult to define strict mathematical models with “analytical” relationships between such phenomena.
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Book Title: Dependable Computer Systems
Editors: Wojciech Zamojski, Janusz Kacprzyk, Jacek Mazurkiewicz, Jarosław Sugier, Tomasz Walkowiak
Series Title: Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21393-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-21392-2Published: 13 May 2011
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-21393-9Published: 13 May 2011
Series ISSN: 1867-5662
Series E-ISSN: 1867-5670
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 314
Number of Illustrations: 126 b/w illustrations