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2023
Sabatucci, Luca; Augello, Agnese; Caggianese, Giuseppe; Gallo, Luigi
Digital Practices: Introducing Social Dimension in Digital Twins Proceedings Article
In: 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering (MetroXRAINE), pp. 52–57, IEEE, Milano, Italy, 2023, ISBN: 9798350300802.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Cyber-Physical Systems, Digital Twins, Elderly
@inproceedings{sabatucciDigitalPracticesIntroducing2023,
title = {Digital Practices: Introducing Social Dimension in Digital Twins},
author = { Luca Sabatucci and Agnese Augello and Giuseppe Caggianese and Luigi Gallo},
url = {https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10405710/},
doi = {10.1109/MetroXRAINE58569.2023.10405710},
isbn = {9798350300802},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-10-25},
urldate = {2024-02-19},
booktitle = {2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering (MetroXRAINE)},
pages = {52–57},
publisher = {IEEE},
address = {Milano, Italy},
abstract = {Digital Twin is one of the key components of society's digital transformation and a promising paradigm to support the development of cyber-physical systems. Currently, researchers are investigating methodologies that exploit Digital Twins as general-purpose abstractions for complex modelling and simulation. This paper explores the idea of explicitly representing the physical and social context in cyber-physical systems through dynamic digital entities. To this aim, we introduce the concept of Digital Practice as a shared (social) digital concept, highlighting how reality is not merely described by the state of physical objects (digital twins) but also by connections among them. We illustrate this concept by exploiting an assistance scenario for the elderly.},
keywords = {Cyber-Physical Systems, Digital Twins, Elderly},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
Digital Twin is one of the key components of society's digital transformation and a promising paradigm to support the development of cyber-physical systems. Currently, researchers are investigating methodologies that exploit Digital Twins as general-purpose abstractions for complex modelling and simulation. This paper explores the idea of explicitly representing the physical and social context in cyber-physical systems through dynamic digital entities. To this aim, we introduce the concept of Digital Practice as a shared (social) digital concept, highlighting how reality is not merely described by the state of physical objects (digital twins) but also by connections among them. We illustrate this concept by exploiting an assistance scenario for the elderly.
2021
Bures, Tomas; Weyns, Danny; Schmerl, Bradley; Fitzgerald, John; Aniculaesei, Adina; Berger, Christian; ao Cambeiro, Jo; Carlson, Jan; Chowdhury, Shafiul Azam; Daun, Marian; others,
Software Engineering for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (SEsCPS 2018)-Workshop Report Journal Article
In: ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 11–13, 2021.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Cyber-Physical Systems, Software engineering
@article{buresSoftwareEngineeringSmart2021,
title = {Software Engineering for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (SEsCPS 2018)-Workshop Report},
author = { Tomas Bures and Danny Weyns and Bradley Schmerl and John Fitzgerald and Adina Aniculaesei and Christian Berger and Jo{~a}o Cambeiro and Jan Carlson and Shafiul Azam Chowdhury and Marian Daun and others},
doi = {10.1145/3364452.3364465},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-01},
journal = {ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes},
volume = {44},
number = {4},
pages = {11--13},
abstract = {Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (sCPS) are a novel kind of Cyber- Phy sical Sy stem engineered to take advantage of large-scale cooperation between devices, users and environment to achieve added value in the face of uncertainty and changing environments. Examples of sCPS include modern traffic systems, Industry 4.0 systems, systems for smart buildings, and smart energy grids. The uniting aspect of all these sy stems is that to achieve their high level of intelligence, adaptivity and ability to optimize and learn, they rely heavily on software. This makes them software-intensive systems, where software becomes their most complex part. Engineering sCPS thus becomes a recognized software engineering discipline, which, due to specifics of sCPS, can only partially rely on the existing body of knowledge in software engineering. In fact, it turns out that many of the traditional approaches to architecture modeling and software development fall short in their ability to cope with the high dynamicity and uncertainty of sCPS. This calls for innovative approaches that jointly reflect and address the specifics of such systems. This paper maps the discussions and results of the Fourth International Workshop on Software Engineering for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (SEsCPS 2018), which focuses on challenges and promising solutions in the area of software engineering for sCPS.},
keywords = {Cyber-Physical Systems, Software engineering},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (sCPS) are a novel kind of Cyber- Phy sical Sy stem engineered to take advantage of large-scale cooperation between devices, users and environment to achieve added value in the face of uncertainty and changing environments. Examples of sCPS include modern traffic systems, Industry 4.0 systems, systems for smart buildings, and smart energy grids. The uniting aspect of all these sy stems is that to achieve their high level of intelligence, adaptivity and ability to optimize and learn, they rely heavily on software. This makes them software-intensive systems, where software becomes their most complex part. Engineering sCPS thus becomes a recognized software engineering discipline, which, due to specifics of sCPS, can only partially rely on the existing body of knowledge in software engineering. In fact, it turns out that many of the traditional approaches to architecture modeling and software development fall short in their ability to cope with the high dynamicity and uncertainty of sCPS. This calls for innovative approaches that jointly reflect and address the specifics of such systems. This paper maps the discussions and results of the Fourth International Workshop on Software Engineering for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (SEsCPS 2018), which focuses on challenges and promising solutions in the area of software engineering for sCPS.
2019
Cossentino, Massimo; Lopes, Salvatore; Renda, Giovanni; Sabatucci, Luca; Zaffora, Flavia
A Metamodel of a Multi-Paradigm Approach to Smart Cyber-Physical Systems Development. Proceedings Article
In: WOA, pp. 35–41, 2019.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Cyber-Physical Systems, Metamodel, Multi-Paradigm, Shipboard power system
@inproceedings{cossentinoMetamodelMultiParadigmApproach2019,
title = {A Metamodel of a Multi-Paradigm Approach to Smart Cyber-Physical Systems Development.},
author = { Massimo Cossentino and Salvatore Lopes and Giovanni Renda and Luca Sabatucci and Flavia Zaffora},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
booktitle = {WOA},
pages = {35--41},
abstract = {This paper illustrates an approach to the development of a shipboard power system reconfiguration as a Smart cyber-physical system (CPS). It is developed by representing it through a meta-model, providing a multi-paradigm approach that exploits the best features of three available frameworks, Jade, Jason and Akka. The resulting developing framework allows the creation of a new composite entity (labelled H-Entity) that exploits the advantages of Jade, Jason and Akka.},
keywords = {Cyber-Physical Systems, Metamodel, Multi-Paradigm, Shipboard power system},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
This paper illustrates an approach to the development of a shipboard power system reconfiguration as a Smart cyber-physical system (CPS). It is developed by representing it through a meta-model, providing a multi-paradigm approach that exploits the best features of three available frameworks, Jade, Jason and Akka. The resulting developing framework allows the creation of a new composite entity (labelled H-Entity) that exploits the advantages of Jade, Jason and Akka.
2017
Cossentino, Massimo; Sabatucci, Luca; Seidita, Valeria
Towards an Approach for Engineering Complex Systems: Agents and Agility. Proceedings Article
In: WOA, pp. 1–6, 2017.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: Agile Development, Cyber-Physical Systems, Multi agent systems, Self-Adaptive Systems
@inproceedings{cossentinoApproachEngineeringComplex2017,
title = {Towards an Approach for Engineering Complex Systems: Agents and Agility.},
author = { Massimo Cossentino and Luca Sabatucci and Valeria Seidita},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-01-01},
booktitle = {WOA},
pages = {1--6},
abstract = {The way in which we use and conceive modern software systems is changing. Humans/users are becoming more and more immersed in today complex systems operation, systems interact in a dynamic fashion with the users and with changing and dynamic environments. New design paradigms are necessary. In this paper we propose a first insight to engineering complex physical systems by employing agility and a framework for self-adaptive service composition.},
keywords = {Agile Development, Cyber-Physical Systems, Multi agent systems, Self-Adaptive Systems},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {inproceedings}
}
The way in which we use and conceive modern software systems is changing. Humans/users are becoming more and more immersed in today complex systems operation, systems interact in a dynamic fashion with the users and with changing and dynamic environments. New design paradigms are necessary. In this paper we propose a first insight to engineering complex physical systems by employing agility and a framework for self-adaptive service composition.