Internal Workshops
Monday, February 22, 2010

08:00 h

Registration

08:30 h

Opening and Welcome

08:40 h

Workshop Architecture and Tools (Theo Ungerer, University of Augsburg)

10:40 h

Coffee Break

11:00 h

Working Groups

12:00 h

Lunch Break

13:30 h

Workshop Applications (Wolfgang Reif, University of Augsburg)

15:30 h

Coffee Break

16:00 h

Discussion in Plenum

Public Workshop on Organic Computing
Tuesday, February 23, 2010

08:00 h

Registration

09:00 h

Opening and Welcome

09:15 h

Organic Computing - Status and Outlook
(Hartmut Schmeck, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)[PDF]

10:00 h

Coffee Break & Poster Session

11:00 h

Session I

﹞         11:00 每 11:30 Applications for Self-Organisation in Collaborative Sensor Networks
(Michael Beigl, Technische Universität Braunschweig)[PDF]

﹞         11:30 每 12:00 Report on the DFG Research Unit 1085, OC-Trust: Trustworthy Organic Computing Systems (Wolfgang Reif, University of Augsburg)

12:00 h

Lunch Break

13:30 h

Session II

﹞         13:30 每 14:30 Evolution, Self-Organisation and Communication - Some Methodological Remarks on Central Metaphors in Organic Computing
(Mathias Gutmann, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

14:30 h

Coffee Break

14:45 h

Session III

﹞         14:45 每 15:15 Image Understanding with Organic Computing
(Rolf Würtz, Ruhr-Universität Bochum)[PDF]

﹞         15:15 每 15:45 Self-Organizing Search in the Web of Things
(Kay Römer, University of Luebeck)[PDF]

﹞         15:45 每 16:15 What can Organic Computing Learn From MultiAgent Systems?
(Christian Müller-Schloer, Leibniz Universität Hannover)[PDF]

16:15 h

Concluding Remarks

Michael Beigl (Technische Universität Braunschweig):
Applications for Self-Organisation in Collaborative Sensor Networks

Abstract

N.N.

Mathias Gutmann (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology):
Evolution, Self-Organisation and Communication - Some Methodological Remarks on Central Metaphors in Organic Computing

Abstract

Organic computing is the most recent approach in the field of ambient technologies, aiming at the complete integration of technical systems into the space of human action. As such it rises severe technical, societal and political problems. These problems are necessarily connected with a proper understanding of the applied technologies, their potentials as well as their limits. A proper understanding is a necessary prerequisite not only for the "philosophical" evaluation of a technology at hand - or at least in sight -, an evaluation which is usually based upon ELSI-Questions. The proper understanding is just as relevant to the immanent development of organic computing technologies itself.

In order to reach such an understanding it is useful to scrutinise the metaphorical expressions which are used by the scientist developing the technologies in question.

Accordingly the main aim of this paper is the systematic analysis of some of these metaphors - starting with the most important metaphor, namely the attribute "organic", which is tightly connected with emergence, self-organisation and other "self"-activities. In a second step the metaphorical expressions are reconstructed methodologically by applying the cultural model-procedure which allows the explication of metaphors in terms of "as if" relations. Based on the results of this reconstruction, the pragmatic and semantic limits and perspectives of organic computing can be determined.

Christian Müller-Schloer (Leibniz Universität Hannover):

What can Organic Computing Learn From MultiAgent Systems?

Abstract

N.N.

Wolfgang Reif (University of Augsburg):
Report on the DFG Research Unit 1085, OC-Trust: Trustworthy Organic Computing Systems

Abstract

In October 2009 the new DFG research unit OC-Trust was launched. The research unit brings together 5 research groups from the Universities of Augsburg and Hannover to investigate mechanisms and architectures for trustworthy Organic Computing systems. OC systems are volatile and their acceptance in practical applications is expected to depend on their trustworthiness. Trust is a multi-faceted notion: Functional correctness, security, safety, and reliability are system-oriented trust facets, credibility and usability are anthropomorphic facets of trust.

The goal of the research unit is to investigate all of these facets and their interplay. The resulting concepts, methods and architectures will help to incorporate trust into OC systems. The talk gives an overview of the research goals of the research unit.

Kay Römer (University of Luebeck):
Self-Organizing Search in the Web of Things

Abstract

N.N.

Rolf Würtz (Ruhr-Universität Bochum):

Image Understanding with Organic Computing

Abstract

In this talk I will introduce the problem of image understanding and the fundamental difficulties it poses for artificial vision.

I will then describe our basic recognition technology as well as recent developments in automatic face and object recognition.

The talk will close with a short overview of what steps are required in the near future.