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Biological metaphors in the design of complex software systems

, and . Future Generation Computer Systems, 17 (4): 345--360 (January 2001)

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In this paper we discuss metaphors inspired by structural biology, genetics, neurology and immunology for building complex software ystems. Structural biology offers hints for software composition. Genetics provides ideas to construct software modules from descriptions. A network of software agents could emulate the nervous system, coordinate various activities and mediate amongst interacting entities. Immunology inspires the design of secure systems. As a case study we present Bond, a distributed-object system providing agent support for network centric computing.

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