Towards a Definition of Complex Software System

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Towards a Definition of Complex Software System

ŽIŽKA, Jan, Bruno ROSSI and Tomáš PITNER

Basic information

Original name

Towards a Definition of Complex Software System

Authors

ŽIŽKA, Jan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Bruno ROSSI (380 Italy, belonging to the institution) and Tomáš PITNER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

2023. vyd. Neuveden, Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems - 18th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems (FedCSIS 2023), p. 119-126, 8 pp. 2023

Publisher

ACSIS

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

10200 1.2 Computer and information sciences

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

electronic version available online

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14330/23:00131407

Organization unit

Faculty of Informatics

ISBN

978-83-969601-1-5

ISSN

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.15439/2023F2898

Keywords in English

Software System; Complex System Theory; Complex Software System

Abstract

V originále

Complex Systems were identified and studied in different fields, such as physics, biology, and economics. These systems exhibit exciting properties such as self-organization, robust order, and emergence. In recent years, software sys- tems displaying behaviors associated with Complex Systems are starting to appear, and these behaviors are showing previously unknown potential (e.g., GPT-based applications). Yet, there is no commonly shared definition of a Complex Software System that can serve as a key reference for academia to support research in the area. In this paper, we adopt the theory-to-research strategy to extract properties of Complex Systems from research in other fields, mapping them to software systems to create a formal definition of a Complex Software System. We support the evolution of the properties through future validation, and we provide examples of the application of the definition. Overall, the definition will allow for a more precise, consistent, and rigorous frame of reference for conducting scientific research on software systems.

Links

CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000822, interní kód MU
(CEP code: EF16_019/0000822)

Name: Centrum excelence pro kyberkriminalitu, kyberbezpečnost a ochranu kritických informačních infrastruktur (Acronym: C4e)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, CyberSecurity, CyberCrime and Critical Information Infrastructures Center of Excellence, Priority axis 1: Strengthening capacities for high-quality research

EF16_019/0000822, research and development project

Name: Centrum excelence pro kyberkriminalitu, kyberbezpečnost a ochranu kritických informačních infrastruktur

Citovat

ŽIŽKA, Jan, Bruno ROSSI and Tomáš PITNER. Towards a Definition of Complex Software System. Online. In M. Ganzha, L. Maciaszek, M. Paprzycki, D. Ślęzak. Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems - 18th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems (FedCSIS 2023). 2023rd ed. Neuveden: ACSIS, 2023, p. 119-126. ISBN 978-83-969601-1-5. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.15439/2023F2898.

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ŽIŽKA, Jan, Bruno ROSSI and Tomáš PITNER. Towards a Definition of Complex Software System. Online. In M. Ganzha, L. Maciaszek, M. Paprzycki, D. \'Slęzak. \textit{Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems - 18th Conference on Computer Science and Intelligence Systems (FedCSIS 2023)}. 2023rd ed. Neuveden: ACSIS, 2023, p.~119-126. ISBN~978-83-969601-1-5. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.15439/2023F2898.

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