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| + | Self-organizing mechanisms and approaches can be found in many disciplines. Should we regard self-organizing systems as a discipline on its own? | ||
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| + | Do we need experts that specialized on self-organizing systems or rather engineers with primary knowledge in some domain (eg, wireless systems, traffic management…) that took an introductional course to SO? | ||
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| + | == Viewpoint 1 == | ||
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| + | Before answering this question, the following critical questions should be approached: | ||
| + | * Research: Is there a common vision for the field? | ||
| + | ** Example: common vision in AI community | ||
| + | ** Different methodologies used in applications involving SO | ||
| + | * Are there fundamental research questions that would require investigation from dedicated SO researcher? | ||
| + | * Teaching | ||
| + | ** Skeptical on full curriculum, e.g., on Master level | ||
| + | ** Rather put focus on SO for existing curricula | ||
| + | * Analogy: software engineering as a discipline | ||
| + | ** Can SOS engineering achieve a similar role? | ||
| + | ** What can SO experts contribute to engineer particular solutions (e.g., as part of a project)? | ||
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| + | An interesting aspect is the emergence of many activities on self-organizing systems in the last few years: | ||
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| + | * [[Groups working on Self-Organizing Systems]] | ||
| + | * [[Conferences about Self-Organizing Systems]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:45, 18 July 2008
Self-organizing mechanisms and approaches can be found in many disciplines. Should we regard self-organizing systems as a discipline on its own?
Do we need experts that specialized on self-organizing systems or rather engineers with primary knowledge in some domain (eg, wireless systems, traffic management…) that took an introductional course to SO?
Viewpoint 1
Before answering this question, the following critical questions should be approached:
- Research: Is there a common vision for the field?
- Example: common vision in AI community
- Different methodologies used in applications involving SO
- Are there fundamental research questions that would require investigation from dedicated SO researcher?
- Teaching
- Skeptical on full curriculum, e.g., on Master level
- Rather put focus on SO for existing curricula
- Analogy: software engineering as a discipline
- Can SOS engineering achieve a similar role?
- What can SO experts contribute to engineer particular solutions (e.g., as part of a project)?
An interesting aspect is the emergence of many activities on self-organizing systems in the last few years:
