The 2^nd IEEE International Conference on
Autonomic Computing (ICAC-05)

ICAC 2005 Keynotes

Tuesday, June 14, 08:45 - 10:00 AM: KEYNOTE 1:LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE

SPEAKER:

Richard ("Rick") F. Rashid
Senior Vice President, Research, Microsoft Corporation

ABSTRACT:

We are at an inflection point in a number of key technologies.  PCs can now have enough storage to keep forever the important information an individual creates throughout their entire lifetime.  High speed networking and large scale servers open up new opportunities for scientists to share the raw materials of their science and mine the results. The theory and algorithms developed in CS are having a significant impact on other fields such as biology. Even the way we think of building large scale computing systems and software is changing rapidly as we increasingly are able to harvest information from running systems on a global scale to address problems of reliability and security and new proof technologies change the way we think of building software.

In this talk I will address the changes going on today in computing and show a number of examples of how those changes are creating new opportunities for technology to enhance and improve our lives.

BIOGRAPHY:

Currently charged with oversight of Microsoft Research’s worldwide operations, Richard (“Rick”) F. Rashid previously served as the director of Microsoft Research, focusing on operating systems, networking and multiprocessors. In that role he was responsible for managing work on key technologies leading to the development of Microsoft Corp.’s interactive TV system and authored a number of patents in areas such as data compression, networking and operating systems. In addition to running Microsoft Research, Rashid also was instrumental in creating the team that eventually became Microsoft’s Digital Media Division and directing Microsoft’s first e-commerce group. Rashid was promoted to vice president of Microsoft Research in 1994, and then to senior vice president in 2000.

Before joining Microsoft in September 1991, Rashid was professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). After becoming a CMU faculty member in September 1979, he directed the design and implementation of several influential network operating systems, and published dozens of papers about computer vision, operating systems, programming languages for distributed processing, network protocols and communications security. During his tenure at CMU, Rashid developed the Mach multiprocessor operating system, which has been influential in the design of many modern operating systems and remains at the core of a number of commercial systems.

Rashid was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 2003 for his work in operating systems and for innovation in industrial research.

He also is credited with co-development of one of the earliest networked computer games, "Alto Trek," during the mid-1970s. An updated version of this game has been developed by Microsoft and has been released under the name "Allegiance."

Rashid is a member of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer Directorate Advisory Committee. He is a past member of the DARPA UNIX Steering Committee and the CSNet Executive Committee and a former chairman of the ACM Software System Awards Committee.

Rashid’s research interests have focused on artificial intelligence, operating systems, networking and multiprocessors. He has participated in the design and implementation of the University of Rochester RIG operating system (1975–1979), the Rochester Virtual Terminal Management System (1976–1979), the CMU Distributed Sensor Network Testbed (1980–1983) and CMU’s SPICE distributed personal computing environment, which included the Accent network operating system (1981–1985). He has published papers on computer vision, operating systems, programming languages for distributed processing, network protocols and communication security.

Rashid received master of science (1977) and doctoral (1980) degrees in computer science from the University of Rochester. He graduated with honors in mathematics and comparative literature from Stanford University in 1974.

Wednesday, June 15, 08:30 - 10:00 AM: KEYNOTE 2: GRASSROOTS APPROACH TO AUTONOMIC COMPUTING

SPEAKER: 

Ozalp Babaoglu
Professor or Computer Science, University of Bologna

ABSTRACT:

Traditionally, autonomic computing is envisioned as replacing the human  factor in the deployment, administration and maintenance of computer systems. Partly to ensure a smooth transition, the design philosophy of autonomic computing systems remains essentially the same as traditional ones, only autonomic components are added to implement functions such as monitoring, error detection, repair, etc. In this talk I will outline an alternative approach which we call “grassroots autonomic computing”. Unlike traditional compositional design, in the grassroots approach, desired properties like self-healing and self-organization are not programmed explicitly but rather “emerge” from the local interactions among the system components. Such solutions are potentially more robust to failures, are more scalable and are extremely simple to implement. While this approach is by no means a solution to all problems, I will argue that recent results from fields such as agent-based computing, the theory of complex systems and complex networks can be efficiently applied to achieve important autonomic computing goals, especially in very large and dynamic environments.

BIOGRAPHY:

Ozalp Babaoglu is Professor of Computer Science at the University of  Bologna, Italy. He received a Ph.D. in 1981 from the University of California at Berkeley where he was a principal designer of BSD Unix. He is the recipient of 1982 Sakrison Memorial Award, 1989 UNIX International Recognition Award and 1993 USENIX Association Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the UNIX system community and to Open Industry Standards. Before moving to Bologna in 1988, Babaoglu was an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University. He is active in several European research projects in distributed computing and complex adaptive systems. Babaoglu is an ACM Fellow and serves on the editorial boards for ACM Transactions on Computer Systems, ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems and Springer-Verlag Distributed Computing.

Wednesday, June 15, 06:00 - 08:00 PM: BANQUET KEYNOTE: AUTONOMIC COMPUTING: PROGRESS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

SPEAKER: 

Alan Ganek
CTO, Tivoli Software and Vice President, Autonomic Computing

ABSTRACT:

TBA

BIOGRAPHY:

Alan Ganek became Chief Technology Officer, Tivoli software, in January 2005, in addition to his role as Vice President, IBM Autonomic Computing, a mission he has led since its inception in January 2002.  As CTO of Tivoli, Alan is responsible for the technology, architecture, and strategy of IBM's Tivoli software brand, which enables on demand computing environments by delivering products and services that help customers manage their information technology resources.   Tivoli offers solutions in six key service areas: Availability, Security, Storage and Optimization, Orchestration, Business Service Management, and Provisioning.  Autonomic Computing is an IBM corporate-wide initiative which focuses on making computing systems more self-managing and resilient, lowering the cost of ownership and removing obstacles to growth and flexibility.  This role reaches across IBM, providing leadership in architecture, technology and standards to infuse IBM's broad product line and services with self-managing capabilities.  A major emphasis is on establishing industry wide standards to enable multi-vendor solutions that enable Autonomic Computing capabilities for customers.

Prior to joining IBM Software Group,  Mr. Ganek was responsible for the technical strategy and operations of IBM’s Research Division, a worldwide organization focused on research leadership in areas related to information technology as well as exploratory work in science and mathematics.  This role entailed developing IBM Research’s technology outlook and the division’s strategy, as well as leading key operational processes such as finance, site management , and information services.