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 selfadaptive systems. We argue that self-adaptive systems should specify goals explicitly, and propose a goalbased architecture. We further argue that for systems that operate in a shared environment with other sy… Show more
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