1. Distributed Software
Wouter Joossen
Sam Michiels

2. Distributed Software
 Increasing Importance of Distributed Software
Companies, Individuals & Organisations Collaborate
by Using Network Connections
 Need For Appropriate Software Systems
 Beyond Underpinning Network Infrastructures
 Collection of Collaborating Software Entities
 Allocated on Different Locations in The World
 Research & Know-how on
 Software Architectures
 Software Development
 Software Management
 Technologies
Wouter Joosen, K.U.Leuven, DistriNet Research Lab 2

3. Architectures for Distributed Software
 Multi-tier Architectures
Typically Exposed in Enterpise Applications
 Service Oriented Architectures
Enable Aggregation & Orchestration of Collaborating Services
 Sensorware
Software Architectures for Sensor Networks
 P2P Architectures
 Multi-agent Systems
Increase Autonomy of Individual Nodes, Due to Decentralized Nature
 Aspect-oriented Middleware
Increase Modularity & Modifiability of Distributed Software or Instance in Context
of Software Product Lines
 GRID Computing & Resource Virtualization
Bundle Computational Power and/or Storage Capabilities
 Data Driven Architectures
Data Storage, Archiving and/or Information Dissemination
Wouter Joosen, K.U.Leuven, DistriNet Research Lab 3

4. Service Oriented Architectures
 Enable Aggregation & Orchestration of Collaborating Services
Wouter Joosen, K.U.Leuven, DistriNet Research Lab 4

5. Multi-agent Systems
 Increase Autonomy of Individual Nodes, due to Decentralized
Nature,
 Towards Autonomic Computing
Wouter Joosen, K.U.Leuven, DistriNet Research Lab 5

6. Aspect-oriented Middleware
 Increase Modularity & Modifiability of Distributed Software for instance
in the context of enterprise middleware, software product lines and
service customization
Wouter Joosen, K.U.Leuven, DistriNet Research Lab 6

7. Support for Distributed Applications
 Support for Video & 3D Graphics
 Platforms for Telecommunication Services
 Support for Context Awareness
 Software for Mobile Terminals
Wouter Joosen, K.U.Leuven, DistriNet Research Lab 7

8. Technologies for Distributed Software
 Components Platform for Enterprise
Applications (.Net, J2ee, …)
 Middleware for Web Services
 Middleware for Embedded Systems
 Middleware for Consumer Devices
Wouter Joosen, K.U.Leuven, DistriNet Research Lab 8

9. Client Side Technologies
 Thin Clients
 Visualization & Rendering Techniques
 constrained resources
Deployment & Management
 Manage Total Cost of Ownership of Complex Software
Systems
 Techniques for Provisioning
 Service Management Platforms
 Policy Definition & Enforcement
 Mapping, Allocation, Load Balancing
Wouter Joosen, K.U.Leuven, DistriNet Research Lab 9

10. Development Methods
 Limit the Cost of Software Creation
 Research on
Improved Software Development Process
 Methods & Tools for Optimization of
Code & Run Time Systems
 Parallellization tools
Wouter Joosen, K.U.Leuven, DistriNet Research Lab 10