April 21, 2004
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Yorktown Heights, New York
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Call for Participation
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 aims to bring 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 will include:
- Transforming the Human-Computer Relationship
- Trust and Adoption of Autonomic Systems
- Advancing Policy-based Management
- Experience with Real-World Automated Systems
Conference Format
The format will be a single-track, one-day conference and is open to both IBM and non-IBM participants. The day will feature keynote presentations from IBM executives, invited presentations from noted academics, as well as accepted submissions. In the evening, there will also be a poster session, demos, hors d'oeuvres, and plenty of time for conference attendees to interact in an informal setting. Registration will begin at 7:00 am and the first presentation will be at 8:00 am. The poster session will conclude at 8:00 pm. A more complete conference schedule may be found on the conference web site.
Location, Expenses and Accommodations
Speakers and attendees will be responsible for their own air travel, hotel reservations/fees, ground transportation, lodging, meals, and other expenses. There is no charge for the conference. Directions to the T. J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY and accommodation suggestions can be found at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center web site.
Registration
Attendees must register via email to chiacs@us.ibm.com no later than April 14, 2004. It will not be possible to register at the door.
Registration email should include the attendee's name, institution and city, state, country as they should appear on the name tag.
Featured Speakers
- Thomas B. Sheridan
Ford Professor of Engineering and Applied Psychology Emeritus, MIT
Senior Research Fellow, DoT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
- Susan Brennan
Associate Professor, Psychology and Computer Science, SUNY Stony Brook
- Alan Ganek
Vice President Autonomic Computing, IBM Software Group
- Robert Morris
Vice President Personal Systems and Storage
Director, IBM Almaden Research Center
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