CSCI 590: Autonomic Computing and Reliability Improvement

(Fall, 2005)

 

l       Instructor:

Lecturer: Dr. Yuanshun Dai

l       Credits: 3

l       Brief Description

The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the field of Autonomic Computing and Reliability Improvement, including studying the state of the art of Computing Reliability and Autonomic Management and related software tools and techniques, identifying a research focus, and conducting a small scale Reliable and Autonomous Computing project in an application domain.

l       Book:

 

M. Xie, Y.S. Dai, K.L. Poh, Computing Systems Reliability, Kluwer Academic Publishers: New York, NY, U.S.A., April 2004. ISBN: 0-306-48496-X.

l       Specific Requirements:

1.        Study existing Computing Reliability techniques and applications through literature reading.

2.        Identify a research focus in a specific area in Autonomic Computing combined with Reliability technology.

3.        Carry out an experimental Autonomous and Reliable Computing project (to be determined)

l       Expected Outcome:

1.        A project report including (1) a survey section on existing techniques, and (2) a technical section on the specific techniques used in the project.

2.        Implementation of Reliable and Autonomous Computing project (to be determined).

l       Useful Link:

The ReGrid (Reliable Grid) Alliance: www.ReGrid.org