Literature

The course literature is comprised of selected research papers outlining the main topics of the course.

Please note that the course literature covers large parts but not all of the course content. Some material is only covered in lectures, and other parts are only covered in the course literature.

Textbook

Earlier editions of the course have used the following textbook as the main course literature. Note that this year this book is considered reference literature (i.e. useful but not mandatory).

textbook cover

Web Services: Principles and Technology. Michael P. Papazoglou, Prentice Hall/Pearson Education. ISBN: 978-0-321-15555-9

For 2013, the book is also available in a second edition:

Web Services and SOA: Principles and Technology (2nd Edition). Michael P. Papazoglou, Prentice Hall/Pearson Education. ISBN: 978-0273732167

Papers

NOTE: more papers are to be added as the course progresses.

Intensive Reading

Why is the Web Loosely Coupled? A Multi-Faceted Metric for Service Design
RESTful Web Services vs. "Big" Web Services: Making the Right Architectural Decision
The Vision of Autonomic Computing
Cloud Computing and Grid Computing 360-Degree Compared
Advances in Clouds: Research in Future Cloud Computing

Extensive Reading

BOINC: A System for Public-Resource Computing and Storage
Kademlia: A Peer-to-Peer Information System Based on the XOR Metric
The Future of Cloud Computing - Opportunities for European Cloud Computing Beyond 2010
Web services on demand: WSLA-driven automated management

Useful links

Axis2 API documentation
Restlets API documentation

Commercials

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