Springer Internetware: A New Software Paradigm for Internet Computing

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to Internetware, covering aspects ranging from the fundamental principles and engineering methodologies to operational platforms, quality measurements and assurance and future directions. It also includes guidelines and numerous representative real-world case studies that serve as an invaluable reference resource for software engineers involved in the development of Internetware applications. Providing a detailed analysis of current trends in modern software engineering in the Internet, it offers an essential blueprint and an important contribution to the research on software engineering and systems for future Internet computing. From the Back Cover This book presents a comprehensive introduction to Internetware, covering aspects ranging from the fundamental principles and engineering methodologies to operational platforms, quality measurements and assurance and future directions. It also includes guidelines and numerous representative real-world case studies that serve as an invaluable reference resource for software engineers involved in the development of Internetware applications. Providing a detailed analysis of current trends in modern software engineering in the Internet, it offers an essential blueprint and an important contribution to the research on software engineering and systems for future Internet computing. About the Author Prof. Hong Mei received his Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Computer Science from Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics (NUAA) in 1984 and 1987, respectively, and a PhD in Computer Science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1992. From 1987 to 1989, he worked at NUAA as a research assistant. In 1992, he joined Peking University (PKU) as a post-doctoral research fellow. From 1994 to present, he has worked at the Department of Computer Science and Technology and the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science in PKU, becoming an associate professor in 1994 and full professor in 1997. In 2005, he became a "Chang Jiang Scholars Program" professor of the Ministry of Education. In 2011, he was elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In 2013, he was elected as a Fellow of the World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries. In 2014, he was named an IEEE Fellow. He served as Dean of the School of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at PKU from 2006-2014, and is currently the Director of the Key Laboratory of High Confidence Software Technologies of Ministry of Education (MOE) at PKU.  He acted as the Chief Scientist for two projects sponsored by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), i.e., "Research on theory and methodology of agent-based middleware on Internet Platform” (2002-2008) and “Research on the trustworthiness, quality-of-service, development methodologies, and runtime mechanisms of the network-based complex software systems” (2009-2013), respectively, where he was responsible for coordinating more than 100 scientists and researchers. His current research interests include software engineering and system software. In the past years, Prof. Mei has received numerous awards for his contributions to research and education. Jian L ü is a Full Professor and the Executive Vice President of Nanjing University, China. He received his BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from Nanjing University in 1982, 1985 and 1988, respectively. In 2000, he was selected into the "Chang-Jiang Scholars Program" of the Ministry of Education, and in 2013 elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has been serving as the Director of the National Key Laboratory for Novel Software Technology since 1995, which has been recognized and ranked as a top IT laboratory in ongoing national evaluations. He has led the Innovative Research Group "Research for Software Methodology and Technology for the Internet", fo