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Description
The complexity of large-scale computing systems is beginning to overwhelm software developers and system administrators. One approach to this problem is to create systems that configure and manage themselves under human supervision---an approach often called autonomic computing. Introducing autonomic components into the creation and management of large-scale computer systems will change the relationships between systems and people; for instance, high-level policy-based control (supervision) will replace low-level parameter tuning (configuration setting). But not a lot is known about this kind of transformation in the human-computer relationship. How will human system supervisors learn to trust an autonomic system that sets its own configuration parameters? How should an autonomic system keep its supervisors informed of its states, problems, or suggested solutions? How will developers treat autonomic systems?

This conference brought together stakeholders in the success of autonomic computing---including human science researchers, computer science researchers, IT architects, product developers, outsourcing practitioners, and consultants---to explore real-world autonomic computing and its effects on the way people and systems work together to generate business value. Conference topics included:

• Transforming the Human-Computer Relationship
• Trust and Adoption of Autonomic Systems
• Advancing Policy-based Management
• Experience with Real-World Automated Systems