At Crossroads: Internet of Services Research

beyond Call 5

Arian ZwegersEuropean CommissionInformation Society and Media Directorate GeneralSoftware & Service Architectures and Infrastructures Unit Copied from Elize Swanepoel

Overview

• Past• Present• Changes in ‘modalities’

– Work Programme 2011-13– Future Internet PPP

• Changes in contents?– Future Internet– Cloud Computing– Software Engineering– New ideas?

• Work Programme 2011-13• Culture

– On missionaries and mercenaries– The good, the bad, and the ugly

• Conclusions

Past Internet of Services vision

Number of Web services found by SEEKDA crawler during the past 26 months

A multitude of connected IT services, which are offered, bought, sold, used, repurposed, and composed

by a worldwide network of service providers, consumers,

aggregators, and brokers

- resulting in -

a new way of offering, using, and organising IT supported

functionality

Adapted from SAP Research, 2008, and SEEKDA, 2009

Past FP7 projects Call 1

Support actionsNESSI 2010, Service Web 3.0, Flossinclude

Network of Excellence: S-Cube

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/projects_en.html

• 181 M€ invested, 120 M€ EC contribution• Timeframe 2008-2011

Service front-endsFAST, m:Ciudad, OPEN, Persist, ServFace

Service ArchitecturesSLA@SOI, SOA4ALL, OMP, Romulus, SHAPE

Virtualised InfrastructuresIRMOS, RESERVOIR, ADMIRE, SmartLM, STREAM

Reference service architectureNEXOF-RA

Service/Software Engineering

(complexity, dependability)

DEPLOY, ALIVE, COMPAS, DIVA, MANCOOSI, MOST, Protest, Q-ImPrESS

Past Service Framework Functional Blocks

Engineeringtools

“Sys

tem

”Pl

atfo

rm

Service consumers

Infrastructure

ConsumerAdaptation

Abstracted Infrastructure

Service

Composition

BPM view

Serv

ice

Plat

form

NativeServices

ExternalServices

InteractionServices

End userInterface

ContextHandling

Mapping users perspectives to business/Integration

Infrastructure and Data Abstraction

DataManagement

Resources Management

Knowledge Modelling

Mon

itorin

g

ServiceModelling

SVN Modeling

InfrastructureModelling

SBS/SBA Modelling

Context Modelling

BusinessProcess Execution

InformationServices

Service Communication

ServiceDiscovery

Mediation SLANegotiation

SVN Lifecycle

Management

ServiceCoordination

IntegrationServices Reasoning

Service Execution

Lifecycle Management

ServiceRegistration

BusinessProcess Modeling

From past to present

Present Internet of Services, Software and Virtualisation

Present Internet of Services, Software and Virtualisation

•Continued strong emphasis on core research topics!!•Little variation in research topics during last 4 years!!

Present What’s hot: Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction

(Source: NIST Cloud Computing Project)

http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/cloud-computing/cloud-def-v14.dochttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UYa6gQC14o

Present What’s hot: Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction

(Source: NIST Cloud Computing Project)

http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/SNS/cloud-computing/cloud-def-v14.dochttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UYa6gQC14o

•New ‘delivery model’, new challenges!!•Fast becoming industry reality!!

Free email IaaS

SaaS

Sharingfiles

Social & Professional networks

Communication

Information

Resources

Search engines

Instant messaging

Mobile

Public Internet

Satellite

PSTN

VPNCable

Broadcast

Other content-relatedservices

Business Services

Virtual Worlds

Present What’s hot: Future Internet, convergence

Adapted from Zwegers (2008) and Li (2009)Content

PaaS

Free email IaaS

SaaS

Sharingfiles

Social & Professional networks

Communication

Information

Resources

Search engines

Instant messaging

Mobile

Public Internet

Satellite

PSTN

VPNCable

Broadcast

Other content-relatedservices

Business Services

Virtual Worlds

Present What’s hot: Future Internet, convergence

Adapted from Zwegers (2008) and Li (2009)Content

PaaS

•Possible source of inspiration for years to come!!•Is happening all around us!!

From present to future

5. ICT for Health and well-being

6. ICT for a low-carbon economy

7. ICT for the enterprise and manufacturing

8. Digital libraries and learning

Futu

re a

nd E

mer

ging

Te

chno

logi

es 2. Smart environments, cognition, interaction and control

1. Networking, computing and service infrastructure

3. Alternative paths to components

Future Internet PPP

JTIs ENIAC and ARTEMIS

International cooperation – Other horizontal actions

4. Content, information management & media technologies

Changes in ‘modalities’ WP 2011-13

AALGC PPPEeB PPP FoF PPP

5. ICT for Health and well-being

6. ICT for a low-carbon economy

7. ICT for the enterprise and manufacturing

8. Digital libraries and learning

Futu

re a

nd E

mer

ging

Te

chno

logi

es 2. Smart environments, cognition, interaction and control

1. Networking, computing and service infrastructure

3. Alternative paths to components

Future Internet PPP

JTIs ENIAC and ARTEMIS

International cooperation – Other horizontal actions

4. Content, information management & media technologies

Changes in ‘modalities’ WP 2011-13

AALGC PPPEeB PPP FoF PPP

New modalities and some fine-tuning!!

Changes in ‘modalities’ Future Internet Communication

Future Internet Communication• Strengthening R&D investments

– Comprehensive approach to R&D– Minimum 200 M€/year for 2011-2013– Future Internet Assembly

• Leveraging Member States initiatives• Building a public-private partnership

– Use of FP7 instruments for 2011-2013– Specific WP and modalities– Additional 300 M€ for 2011-2013– Approach for FP8 by end 2011

To be published in Autumn 2009http://ec.europa.eu/foi

Changes in ‘modalities’ Future Internet Communication

Future Internet Communication• Strengthening R&D investments

– Comprehensive approach to R&D– Minimum 200 M€/year for 2011-2013– Future Internet Assembly

• Leveraging Member States initiatives• Building a public-private partnership

– Use of FP7 instruments for 2011-2013– Specific WP and modalities– Additional 300 M€ for 2011-2013– Approach for FP8 by end 2011

To be published in Autumn 2009http://ec.europa.eu/foi

Increasing emphasis on Future Internet!!

Changes in ‘modalities’ Future Internet PPP

Future Internet public-private partnership (PPP)• Objectives

– Advancing European industrial know-how in Future Internet technologies and systems

– Supporting emergence of Future Internet-enhanced applications of public relevance

• Recently initiated and proposed by industry– Industry leadership expected!– Industry leadership expected!!– Industry leadership expected!!!

• Role of European Technology Platforms?• EC report on instruments• EC report on contents• First call: ??

http://ec.europa.eu/foi, http://www.future-internet.eu

Changes in ‘modalities’ Future Internet PPP

Future Internet public-private partnership (PPP)• Objectives

– Advancing European industrial know-how in Future Internet technologies and systems

– Supporting emergence of Future Internet-enhanced applications of public relevance

• Recently initiated and proposed by industry– Industry leadership expected!– Industry leadership expected!!– Industry leadership expected!!!

• Role of European Technology Platforms?• EC report on instruments• EC report on contents• First call: ??

http://ec.europa.eu/foi, http://www.future-internet.eu

New way of doing innovation!!

Changes in contents Future Internet: convergence vs software focus

• Convergence– Specific focus in Call 1 and Call 5– More orientation towards network

communications and media– Involvement of other communities

• Software– ‘Old’ issues are still relevant issues– ‘New’ issues?– Majority of existing constituency

Changes in contents Cloud Computing: research vs practice

• Research–Open issues–Timing

• Practice– Industry reality–What’s in it for Europe?

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/events-20100126-cloud-computing_en.htmlhttp://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=14637206

Changes in contents Software Engineering: innovative vs traditional

• Innovative– Ever changing topics– Finding new green pastures– Supporting creation new industry and

markets

• Traditional– ‘Old’ issues are still relevant issues– Solving industry’s main problems– Upholding the incumbents

Changes in contents New ideas beyond the horizon

• ????• Multi-core programming• Energy-efficiency• Smart XYZ

Changes in contents Some considerations

• Treaty– “To increase competitiveness of

European industry”• vs

– ‘Highly innovative’ research– ‘Me too’ research– ‘Same old’ research– ‘Creative destruction’ research

Changes in contents Some considerations

• Treaty– “To increase competitiveness of

European industry”• vs

– ‘Highly innovative’ research– ‘Me too’ research– ‘Same old’ research– ‘Creative destruction’ research

“Knowing is not enough; we must apply.

Willing is not enough; we must do.”

ETP SRAs

Work Programme 2011-13 Planning

12/2009 12/2009

ProposedOrientations(ICT Dirs)

Draft WP(ICT Dirs)

First draft to ICTC for

discussion

CommissionDecision

Full text for opinion

Consul- tation Reports

ISTAG Reports

FP&SP text

07/2010 07/2010

WP published

Call(s) published

02/2010

Online consultation

Workshop reports

Note: dates are tentative

Road- mapping Reports

Consolidation workshop

reportIPPA report

07/2010

Work Programme 2011-13 Events (Objective 1.2 only)

• Past– Long-term research challenges, 4 May 2009– Convergence, 7 May 2009– Software evolution & maintenance, 24 Sept 2009

• Future– Multi-core software engineering, ?? Nov 2009– Theseus – NESSI meeting, 18 Nov 2009– Cloud computing, 26 Jan 2010– Other consultations?

• Ongoing– Cloud computing report– Online consultation via ECSS, until 2 Nov 2009

See http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/, http://www.eu-ecss.eu/

Culture The good, the bad, and the ugly

The Missionary The Mercenary

Culture The good, the bad, and the ugly

What the missionaries say and don’t say:

• “All projects end successfully”• “We need more money”• Facilitates cooperation and research

across EU borders• Supports European research

community, ERA• Targets EU industry competitiveness• Some success stories

Culture The good, the bad, and the ugly

What the mercenaries say and don’t say:

• “All projects end successfully”• “We need more money”• Proposal phase strategies• Disappointing results• Exploitation below potential

Culture The good, the bad, and the ugly

What EC says and doesn’t say:• “All projects end successfully”• “We need more money”• Results are due to evaluators

and/or reviewers and thanks to <fill in favourite here>…

• Business as usual• Reputation risk

Culture The good, the bad, and the ugly

Taking into account• “There is no point telling the devil he’s bad”• Co-dependence and co-evolutionSome suggestions• Not everything can be successful

– Annual termination of worst project(s)– Distribute savings among the best project(s)

• Getting the “right” proposals (kind of tricky)– “Interpret WP” with workshops– “Focus WP” by summarising domain / workshops– Spread the word

• Do not favour the incumbents– Stop “counselling” process after call is opened– Technology providers as technology providers, not end users

• Instruct evaluators in evaluation criteria interpretation– Do not overly penalise on “correctable” issues– Let a hundred flowers blossom

• Get serious or get out

And now what?

WE have a problem!What are YOU going to do about it?

Conclusions Research means change so research means change

• Research is a means to an end• Research modalities change to

(better) reach the ends• What research contents is needed to

reach the ends?• How to address cultural issues?• Knowing is not enough; we must

apply. Willing is not enough; we must do

Questions?

FP7http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/

Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructureshttp://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/

Future Internethttp://ec.europa.eu/foihttp://www.future-internet.eu/

This presentationhttp://www.slideshare.net/azwegers

E-mailArian.Zwegers@ec.europa.eu

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