Methods of quantitative stochastic experiment execution with models of Peer-to-Peer systems and real Peer-to-Peer systems

• Applicant: Dr.-Ing. Ludger Bischofs
• Subject Area: Software Engineering and Programming Languages
• Term: from 2011 to 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 191562619

Peer-to-Peer systems are distributed software systems that may consist of millions of equal units (peers). Experiments are an appropriate way to analyze the characteristics of complex Peer-to-Peer systems. They can be executed based on simulation models, laboratory systems, and real-world systems. The objective of this research project is to increase the significance of experiments by developing and using methods for quantitative stochastic experiment execution and automatic analysis that have been developed at the University of Canterbury. The intention is to combine these methods with the software engineering method PeerSE that allows a controlled transition of simulation models of Peer-to-Peer systems to real-world Peer-to-Peer systems. The combination will improve the ranges of applications and applicability of the PeerSE method. The opportunity of using the experimental platform PlanetLab at the University of Canterbury offers the chance to perform experiments with large-scale Peer-to-Peer systems which are similar to laboratory experiments. This is a promising approach to analyze and validate the system behavior of Peer-to-Peer systems in accordance with software quality assurance, which is very important for the further development of the PeerSE method into a software engineering method for peer-to-peer systems. At the University of Canterbury there is the opportunity given to exchange knowledge with Prof. Pawlikowski and his simulation research group and network research group. This is an ideal starting point for the research project.

• DFG Programme: Research Fellowships
• International Connection: New Zealand
• Host: Professor Krzysztof Pawlikowski, Ph.D.