The Challenge of Self-adaptive Systems for E-commerce

Hans Weigand () and Willem-Jan Heuvel ()
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Hans Weigand: Tilburg University
Willem-Jan Heuvel: Tilburg University

Group Decision and Negotiation, 2007, vol. 16, issue 2, No 4, 169-190

Abstract: Abstract For future E-commerce systems that are engaged in many dynamic trading relationships, the ability to adapt themselves smoothly will increasingly become a critical property. In this paper, we first define the basic semantic structure of a collaborative process. Then we introduce a formal framework for self-adaptive systems. We argue that self-adaptive systems should specify goals explicitly, and propose a goal-based architecture. We further argue that for systems that operate in a shared environment with other systems, self-adaptation should be extended with co-adaptation. We define four levels of co-adaptation, and present an argumentation mechanism that can be used to enable co-adaptation at the higher levels.

Keywords: self-adaptive systems; co-adaptation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/s10726-006-9061-7

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