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To Adapt or Not to Adapt: A Quantification Technique for Measuring an Expected Degree of Self-Adaptation
Self-adaptation and self-organization (SASO) have been introduced to the management
of technical systems as an attempt to improve robustness and administrability. In particular, both
mechanisms adapt the system’s structure and behavior in response to dynamics of the environment
and internal or external disturbances. By now, adaptivity has been considered to be fully desirable.
This position paper argues that too much adaptation conflicts with goals such as stability and user
acceptance. Consequently, a kind of situation-dependent degree of adaptation is desired, which
defines the amount and severity of tolerated adaptations in certain situations. As a first step into this
direction, this position paper presents a quantification approach for measuring the current adaptation
behavior based on generative, probabilistic models. The behavior of this method is analyzed in
terms of three application scenarios: urban traffic control, the swidden farming model, and data
communication protocols. Furthermore, we define a research roadmap in terms of six challenges for
an overall measurement framework for SASO systems