Safety and robustness; Software reliability; Reliability evaluation; Reliability enhancement; Safety of critical systems; Safety mechanisms; Safety analysis and validation; Safe system cooperation; Vulnerability assessment; Testability metrics; Experimental validation; Silent error detection; Failure prediction algorithms; Faulty interaction; Recovery for virtualized Clouds; Adaptive recovery; Self-diagnosis; Dependable authentication and authorization infrastructures; Intrusion detection systems; Trusted networks; Hardware trustworthiness; Security of access networks; Anonymous attestation; Consensus algorithms; Bundling evidence; Low-latency applications; Self-stabilizing algorithms; Synchronicity; Duplication methods; Error-resilient applications; Dynamically reconfigurable systems
Dependability and new technologies
Dependability in SDN, SDX, NFV; Dependability in 4G/5G networks; Dependability and Internet of X (everything, things, people, etc.); Dependability with Virtualization and Cloud; Dependability in Big Data; Dependability in sensing and sensor networks; Dependability and energy-aware networks; Dependability in content-oriented networking; Dependability in cellular cognitive networks
Dependability facets
Fundamentals on dependability; Formalisms for dependability; Managing and control in dependable systems; Inter-system and intra-system dependability; Operational and non-operational requirements; Software and hardware dependability; Dependability design and specification; Synchronization mechanisms and dependency exception handing; Data protection, recoverability, fault-tolerance; Trust and dependability; Static and dynamic dependability; Time-oriented or time-agnostic dependability; Dependability perimeter and dependability models; Stability and convergence on dependable features and systems; Dependability discovery; Dependability control and self-management; Dependability degradation of running software and services
Adaptability and (self)adaptability
Fundamental models and adaptability mechanisms; Principles of (self)adaptability; Adaptive replication models and protocols; Adaptable structures and behaviors; Context-aware adaptability; Perceived dependability and adaptability; Adaptive and reflexive models and protocols; Management and control of (self)adaptable systems; Platforms and tool supporting (self)adaptability; Autonomic and autonomous adaptation
Adaptability and dependability
Dependability and adaptability for functional and non-functional features; Software rejuvenation; Adaptability and dependability gap; Adaptability and dependability as complementing features; Context-aware adaptable and dependable design; Inter- and intra-systems transactions; Enforcing mechanisms for application level fault tolerance; Explicit and implicit control of quality of service and contracts; Dependability and adaptability in cloud and autonomic computing; Verification and validation of highly adaptable and dependable systems; Scalability aspects in dependable and adaptable systems; Research projects and topics on dependability and adaptability; Standards on system dependability and adaptability
Big Data and dependability
Techniques for big data security analysis; Stream event processing system; Security for big data platforms (e.g., Storm, Hadoop, S4); Real-time optimization methods for big data processing platforms.
Dependability and security
Integration of security, dependability, and adaptability concepts; Building and preserving scalable, secure and resilient architectures; Security models/architectures and threat models; Trade-off and negotiation of dependability and security properties; Dependability modeling and dynamic management policies; Verification and validation (including model checking) of dependable software architectures; Real time detection and recovery capabilities against intrusions, malfunctions and failures; Redundancy and reconfiguration architectures; Integrated response architectures; Planning of optimal configurations for anticipated operational modes; Modeling of networks and Information Systems; Simulation of modeled configurations; Fast reconfiguration with priority to critical services; Incident (including intrusion) detection and quick containment
Trust and system dependability
Semantics and models of trust;
Dynamics of trust;
Trust negotiation and management;
Trusted systems from untrusted parts;
Trust-based secure architectures;
Trust metrics assessment and threat analysis;
Trust in peer-to-peer and open source systems;
Trust in mobile networks;
Trust management, reputation management, and identity management;
Trust, security, and dependability
Dependability, adaptability, and new technologies
Dependability and adaptability in service oriented architectures; Principles for adaptive and dependable distributed systems; Dependability and adaptability in P2P and overlay systems; Middleware protocols and mechanisms to support adaptability and dependability; Adaptability and dependability in mobile and pervasive systems; Service composition in highly dependable and adaptable environments; Dynamic, loosely-coupled, and ad-hoc environments; Group membership services in failure scenarios with network partitions; Social networks and dependability in dynamic communities; Cross-organization heterogeneity; Aerospace system dependability; Dependable software for life critical applications