Themes for the future... Simple complex systems Well behaved systems Automatic set-up Self-configuration Self-management Technical security Technical trust Dependability Robustness Adaptability Context awareness Autonomous behaviour Automatic service selection and composition Desired emergence Self-managed applications Adaptable to context Semantic composition Reasoning on situations Open source software Social security and trust User privacy and security Survivability Prevent misuse Complexity is unavoidable Size is complexity Intelligence creates complexity Complex is not complicated Community oriented services Services adapted to Roles, Responsibilities Policies Workflows Incremental composition Multimodal interfaces Application tailoring Usability testing Striking the balance User Interfaces Development support for services and embedded systems analysis, design, implementation, test and validation, operation Heterogeneity Scalability Reusability Interoperability Simple complex systems Well behaved systems Reliable systems Easy engineering Socially acceptable From user groups Autonomic systems User in control Contact: Geir Horn Geir.Horn@simula.no +47 93 05 93 35 Skype: geirhorn G. Horn: Themes for the future... (Position statement) Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. 07.12.2005 Niels Bohr, Danish physicist (1885 - 1962)