April 11, 2008 (Friday) 10-12

 

Title:
A Blueprint for Autonomic Pervasive Ecosystem

 Dr. Xiaolin Li, Oklahoma State University

Abstract:

The exponential growth in computing, networking, storage, and miniature
networked sensing technologies has ushered in a new computing era for
harnessing the potential of heterogeneous and distributed resources on an
unprecedented scale, bridging the digital and physical worlds. However,
the increasing complexity of such large-scale pervasive computer and
sensor networks poses significant challenges on system management and
middleware design. This talk will outline a blueprint for enabling an
autonomic pervasive ecosystem to address complexity, scalability,
dynamism, security, and uncertainty issues. Such a self-managing system
involves managing processing and coordination in computer clusters/grids,
managing sensing, in-network processing and wireless multi-hop
communication in sensor networks, and facilitating information
pushing/pulling at gateways between computer and sensor networks. In
particular, we will focus on the four pillars of autonomic computing:
self-optimization, self-configuration, self-protection, and self-healing.
The completed and ongoing building blocks will be presented.

Biodata:

Xiaolin Li is currently an Assistant Professor and the founding director
of Scalable Software Systems Laboratory in Computer Science Department at
Oklahoma State University. He received a PhD in Computer Engineering from
Rutgers University in 2005. His research interests include distributed
systems, sensor networks, and network security. He is in the executive
committee of IEEE Technical Committee of Scalable Computing (TCSC) and
the coordinator on Sensor Networks. He has been a program chair for
several international conferences and workshops and is on the editorial
board of three international journals. He regularly reviews NSF grant
proposals as a panelist. He is a member of IEEE and ACM.