A dependability modeling and analysis approach for an IoP-based service system

Mian, Zhibao; Bottaci, Leonardo; Jiang, Jiulei; He, Jun; Yu, Qiancheng; Wang, Xiaofeng

Abstract

The increasing use of the internet of people (IoP) based service systems has the potential to bring about substantial benefits to individuals. An IoP-based service system includes components such as cell phones, wearable devices, smart homes, cars etc., together with information processing sub-systems that are able to provide personalised services, such as medical diagnosis and assistance to disabled individuals. Such systems are safety-critical since even minor faults in devices could cause harm or even loss of life. Therefore, it is imperative to analyse the dependability of IoP-based service systems. The dependability analysis of an IoP-based service system is, however, difficult. The IoP-based service system typically consists of a large number of devices, processes and tasks, connected together to form a large and complex system architecture. The analysis to determine which components or processes can cause the system to fail is difficult and error-prone if undertaken manually. For this reason, some automation is required. This paper describes a model-based dependability analysis method that can be applied to IoP-based service systems. The proposed method is illustrated by using an IoP-based living support system. We conclude that the proposed approach can be used to improve the dependability of IoP-based service systems.

Citation

Mian, Z., Bottaci, L., Jiang, J., He, J., Yu, Q., & Wang, X. (2018). A dependability modeling and analysis approach for an IoP-based service system. In IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI) (2036-2041). https://doi.org/10.1109/SmartWorld.2018.00341

• Conference Name: 2018 IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI)
• Conference Location: Guangzhou, China
• Start Date: Oct 8, 2018
• End Date: Oct 12, 2018
• Acceptance Date: Aug 7, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Dec 6, 2018
• Publication Date: 2018
• Deposit Date: Jul 12, 2022
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Pages: 2036-2041
• Book Title: IEEE SmartWorld, Ubiquitous Intelligence & Computing, Advanced & Trusted Computing, Scalable Computing & Communications, Cloud & Big Data Computing, Internet of People and Smart City Innovation (SmartWorld/SCALCOM/UIC/ATC/CBDCom/IOP/SCI)
• ISBN: 9781538693803
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/SmartWorld.2018.00341
• Keywords: Internet of People (IoP), IoP based service system, Model based dependability analysis
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4028805
• Publisher URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8560319/