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Experiments in Genetic Divergence for Emergent Systems
McGowan, C., Wild, A., Porter, B.F. 5/03/2018 In: International Genetic Improvement Workshop. ACM 8 p.
Conference contribution
Improving Spark Application Throughput Via Memory Aware Task Co-location: A Mixture of Experts Approach
Sanz Marco, V., Taylor, B., Porter, B.F., Wang, Z. 11/12/2017 In: Middleware '17 Proceedings of the 18th ACM/IFIP/USENIX Middleware Conference. New York : ACM p. 95-108. 14 p. ISBN: 9781450347204.
Conference contribution
Defining emergent software using continuous self-assembly, perception and learning
Rodrigues Filho, R., Porter, B.F. 20/09/2017 In: ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems. 12, 3, 25 p.
Journal article
Real-time power cycling in video on demand data centres using online Bayesian prediction
Sanz Marco, V., Wang, Z., Porter, B.F. 5/06/2017 In: 2017 IEEE 37th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems. IEEE p. 2125-2130. 6 p. ISBN: 9781538617939. Electronic ISBN: 9781538617922.
Conference contribution
On using micro-clouds to deliver the fog
Elkhatib, Y., Porter, B.F., B. Ribeiro, H., Zhani, M.F., Qadir, J., Rivière, E. 1/03/2017 In: IEEE Internet Computing. 21, 2, p. 8-15. 8 p.
Journal article
Experiments with a machine-centric approach to realise distributed emergent software systems
Rodrigues Filho, R., Porter, B.F. 13/12/2016 In: ARM 2016 Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Adaptive and Reflective Middleware. New York : ACM 6 p. ISBN: 9781450346627.
Conference contribution
Losing control: the case for emergent software systems using autonomous assembly, perception and learning
Porter, B.F., Rodrigues Filho, R. 8/12/2016 In: 2016 IEEE 10th International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems (SASO). IEEE p. 40-49. 10 p.
Conference contribution
REX: a development platform and online learning approach for Runtime emergent software systems
Porter, B.F., Grieves, M., Rodrigues Filho, R., Leslie, D.S. 2/11/2016 In: Proceedings of the 12th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation. USENIX Association p. 333-348. 16 p. ISBN: 9781931971331.
Conference contribution
A runtime framework for machine-augmented software design using unsupervised self-learning
Rodrigues Filho, R., Porter, B.F. 20/07/2016
Poster
Demonstrating a runtime machine-centric emergent software architecture framework
Rodrigues Filho, R., Porter, B.F. 17/07/2016 In: Autonomic Computing (ICAC), 2016 IEEE International Conference on. IEEE p. 239-240. 2 p. ISBN: 9781509016556. Electronic ISBN: 9781509016549.
Conference contribution
Teaching computer science to 5-7 year-olds: an initial study with Scratch, Cubelets and unplugged computing
Wohl, B., Porter, B., Clinch, S. 9/11/2015 In: WiPSCE '15 Proceedings of the Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education . New York : ACM p. 55-60. 6 p.
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Hitch Hiker: a remote binding model with priority based data aggregation for wireless sensor networks
Ramachandran, G.S., Daniels, W., Proença, J., Michiels, S., Joosen, W., Hughes, D., Porter, B.F. 1/01/2015 In: CBSE '15 Proceedings of the 18th International ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on Component-Based Software Engineering. New York : ACM p. 43-48. 6 p.
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Environmental IoT: programming cyber-physical clouds with high-level system specifications
Rodrigues Filho, R., Porter, B., Blair, G. 12/2014 In: Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC), 2014 IEEE/ACM 7th International Conference on. IEEE p. 947-950. 4 p.
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Runtime modularity in complex structures: a component model for fine grained runtime adaptation
Porter, B. 06/2014 In: CBSE '14 Proceedings of the 17th international ACM Sigsoft symposium on Component-based software engineering. New York : ACM p. 29-34. 6 p.
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PAMPA in the wild: a real-life evaluation of a lightweight ad-hoc broadcasting family
Winstanley, C., Ramdhany, R., Taïani, F., Porter, B., Miranda, H. 23/04/2014 In: Journal of Internet Services and Applications. 5, 1, 16 p.
Journal article
Managing software evolution in large-scale Wireless Sensor and Actuator Networks
Porter, B., Coulson, G., Roedig, U. 07/2013 In: ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks. 9, 4, p. 1-28. 28 p.
Journal article
Cliff-edge consensus: agreeing on the precipice
Taïani, F., Porter, B., Coulson, G., Raynal, M. 2013 In: Parallel computing technologies. Berlin : Springer-Verlag p. 51-64. 14 p. ISBN: 9783642399572. Electronic ISBN: 9783642399589.
Chapter
From missions to systems: generating transparently distributable programs for sensor-oriented systems
Porter, B., Dearle, A., Dobson, S. 12/2012 In: MidSens '12 Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks. New York : ACM p. 1-6. 6 p.
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PAMPA in the wild: a real-life evaluation of a lightweight ad-hoc broadcasting family
Winstanley, C., Ramdhany, R., Taiani, F., Porter, B., Miranda, H. 12/2012 In: MidSens '12 Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks. New York : ACM p. 1-6. 6 p.
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Flexible Experimentation in Wireless Sensor Networks
Coulson, G., Porter, B., Chatzigiannakis, I., Koninis, C., Fischer, S., Pfisterer, D., Bimschas, D., Braun, T., Hurni, P., Anwander, M., Wagenknecht, G., Fekete, S.P., Kroeller, A., Baumgartner, T. 01/2012 In: Communications of the ACM. 55, 1, p. 82-90. 9 p.
Journal article
Type-safe updating for modular WSN software
Porter, B., Coulson, G., Roedig, U. 06/2011 In: Distributed Computing in Sensor Systems and Workshops (DCOSS), 2011 International Conference on . IEEE p. 1-8. 8 p.
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The Lorien dynamic component based OS
Porter, B., Roedig, U., Taiani, F., Coulson, G. 11/2010 In: SenSys '10 Proceedings of the 8th ACM Conference on Embedded Networked Sensor Systems. ACM p. 355-356. 2 p.
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A comparison of static and dynamic component models for Wireless Sensor Networks
Porter, B., Roedig, U., Taiani, F., Coulson, G. 04/2010 In: Proceedings of the The First International Workshop on Networks of Cooperating Objects (CONET2010). 11 p.
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Overlay-based Middleware for the Pervasive Grid
Grace, P., Hughes, D., Coulson, G., Blair, G.S., Porter, B., Taiani, F. 01/2010 In: Handbook of Research on P2P and Grid Systems for Service-Oriented Computing: Models, Methodologies and Applications. IGI
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Virtualising testbeds to support large-scale reconfigurable experimental facilities
Baumgartner, T., Chatzigiannakis, I., Danckwardt, M., Koninis, C., Kroller, A., Mylonas, G., Pfisterer, D., Porter, B. 2010 In: Wireless Sensor Networks . Berlin : Springer Verlag p. 210-223. 14 p.
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Middleware Support for Dynamic Reconfiguration in Sensor Networks
Grace, P., Hughes, D., Porter, B., Alcock, P., Coulson, G., Blair, G.S. 06/2009
Conference paper
Lorien: a pure dynamic component-based operating system for wireless sensor networks
Porter, B., Coulson, G. 2009 In: Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Middleware Tools, Services and Run-Time Support for Sensor Networks. New York : ACM p. 7-12. 6 p.
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Experiences with open overlays: a middleware approach to network heterogeneity
Grace, P., Hughes, D., Porter, B., Blair, G.S., Coulson, G., Taiani, F. 2008 In: Proceedings of the 3rd ACM SIGOPS/EuroSys European Conference on Computer Systems 2008 (Eurosys '08). New York : ACM p. 123-136. 14 p.
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An Adaptable WSN-based Flood Monitoring System
Hughes, D., Blair, G., Coulson, G., Greenwood, P., Porter, B., Smith, P., Beven, K. 2007
Conference paper
A distributed architecture meta-model for self-managed middleware
Grace, P., Coulson, G., Blair, G.S., Porter, B. 11/2006
Conference paper
Dynamic reconfiguration in sensor middleware
Grace, P., Coulson, G., Blair, G.S., Porter, B., Hughes, D. 11/2006
Conference paper
Using grid technologies to optimise a wireless sensor network for flood management
Hughes, D., Greenwood, P., Porter, B., Grace, P., Coulson, G., Blair, G.S., Taiani, F., Pappenberger, F., Smith, P.J., Beven, K. 11/2006 In: Proceeding SenSys '06 Proceedings of the 4th international conference on Embedded networked sensor systems. p. 389-390. 2 p.
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Using a Grid-Enabled Wireless Sensor Network for Flood Management
Greenwood, P., Hughes, D., Porter, B., Grace, P., Coulson, G., Blair, G.S., Taiani, F., Pappenberger, F., Smith, P.J., Beven, K. 09/2006
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A component-based middleware framework for configurable and reconfigurable Grid computing
Coulson, G., Grace, P., Blair, G., Cai, W., Cooper, C., Duce, D., Mathy, L., Yeung, W.K., Porter, B., Sagar, M., Li, W. 07/2006 In: Concurrency and Computation Practice and Experience. 18, 8, p. 865-874. 10 p.
Journal article
Addressing network heterogeneity in pervasive application environments
Grace, P., Coulson, G., Blair, G.S., Porter, B. 05/2006 In: Proceeding InterSense '06 Proceedings of the first international conference on Integrated internet ad hoc and sensor networks.
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A generic self-repair approach for overlays
Porter, B., Coulson, G., Taiani, F. 2006 In: On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: OTM 2006 Workshops, Pt 2, Proceedings. BERLIN : SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN p. 1490-1499. 10 p.
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A specification-to-deployment architecture for overlay networks
Behnel, S., Buchmann, A., Grace, P., Porter, B., Coulson, G. 2006 In: On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2006: COOPIS, DOA, GADA, and ODBASE, Proceedings Part II. Berlin : Springer Verlag p. 1522-1540. 19 p. ISBN: 3-540-48274-1.
Conference contribution
Generalised repair for overlay networks
Porter, B., Taiani, F., Coulson, G. 2006 In: SRDS 2006: 25th IEEE Symposium on Reliable Distributed Systems, Proceedings. LOS ALAMITOS : IEEE COMPUTER SOC p. 132-142. 11 p.
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Intelligent dependability services for overlay networks
Porter, B., Coulson, G., Hughes, D. 2006 In: Distributed Applications and Interoperable Systems. Berlin : Springer Verlag p. 199-212. 14 p. ISBN: 3540351264, 9783540351269.
Conference contribution
Open Overlay Support for the Divergent Grid
Coulson, G., Blair, G.S., Grace, P., Porter, B., Cai, W., Cooper, C., Duce, D., Younas, M., Li, W., Sagar, M. 09/2005
Conference paper
A generic approach to dependability in overlay networks
Porter, B., Coulson, G. 2005 In: On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systsems 2005: OTM 2005 Workshops, Proceedings. Berlin : Springer Verlag p. 18-19. 2 p. ISBN: 3-540-29739-1.
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Deep middleware for the divergent grid
Grace, P., Coulson, G., Blair, G., Porter, B. 2005 In: Proceeding Middleware '05 Proceedings of the ACM/IFIP/USENIX 2005 International Conference on Middleware. Berlin : Springer Verlag p. 334-353. 20 p.
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