Interoperation Technology (ArMaTure)

Our vision is of our technologies being used by organizations and industries achieve fluid and adaptive inter-operation.  The ArMaTure project will create improved understanding and technologies for organisations to work together effectively using integrated, scalable and adaptable software systems.

Software is integral to the operation of business and government organisations, but still has great untapped potential to further improve effectiveness and efficiency. Business and government software has many challenges:

• inherently complex
• continual need to change
• unknown performance and quality limits
  
• hard to achieve mass interoperation

Our research is inspired by the use of business process technologies within our partners in Australian federal and state government agencies, and also in the Australian lending and conveyancing industries.  The fundamental research and technology outcomes are expected to be transferable to use in many other industries, including health, e-science, and commerce.

Technologies

The research focus of the project centers on six related technologies, targeting adaptability, integration, and scalability:

• ePASA - Performance modeling and simulation for enterprise systems
• Adaptation Engine - Frameworks for runtime adaptation
• Adapt4 - Business-driven decision making for runtime adaptation
• ROABP - Web-like architecture for more flexible process interoperation
• Vocabulary Management - Managing multiple related business vocabularies
• SMAT-AUS - Scope, cost and effort estimation for SOA project

Industry Engagement

The ArMaTure team engage actively with Australian government agencies, businesses and business communities, to ensure our research continues to be use-inspired and result in impacts that benefit Australia.

Publications

Research results from the project are published as papers in leading international journals and major academic conferences.  Some of our work is also published in other ways including as presentations at industry conferences.

All publications arising from (and leading to) the project are available from the NICTA publications page, and can be viewed by year of publication:

• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
  

Status

The ArMaTure project has three years of funding, from the beginning of 2009.

The project follows and incorporates research directions, technologies, and relationships from previous projects and activities at NICTA: LIXI, AMP, and e-Government.

Project Team

The project team is based at Sydney ATP Lab, and in the Canberra Lab.  We also have a number of PhD students working directly on project-related outcomes.  See the Project Team page for more details.

Contact

For more information please contact Paul Mackie or Ross Jeffery.