You can't get there from here! problems and potential solutions in developing new classes of complex computer systems

Michael G. Hinchey, James L. Rash, Walter F. Truszkowski, Christopher A. Rouff, Roy Sterritt

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Abstract

The explosion of capabilities and new products within the sphere of Information Technology (IT) has fostered widespread, overly optimistic opinions regarding the industry, based on common but unjustified assumptions of quality and correctness of software. These assumptions are encouraged by software producers and vendors, who at this late date have not succeeded in finding a way to overcome the lack of an automated, mathematically sound way to develop correct systems from requirements. NASA faces this dilemma as it envisages advanced mission concepts that involve large swarms of small spacecraft that will engage cooperatively to achieve science goals. Such missions entail levels of complexity that beg for new methods for system development far beyond today's methods, which are inadequate for ensuring correct behavior of large numbers of interacting intelligent mission elements. New system development techniques recently devised through NASA-led research will offer some innovative approaches to achieving correctness in complex system development, including autonomous swarm missions that exhibit emergent behavior, as well as general software productscreated by the computing industry.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the International Multiconference on Computer Science and Information Technology, IMCSIT 2008
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages639-647
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9788360810149, 9788360810149
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
EventInternational Multiconference on Computer Science and Information Technology, IMCSIT 2008 - Wisla, Poland
Duration: 20 Oct 200822 Oct 2008

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Multiconference on Computer Science and Information Technology, IMCSIT 2008
Volume3

Conference

ConferenceInternational Multiconference on Computer Science and Information Technology, IMCSIT 2008
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityWisla
Period20/10/0822/10/08

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