BOOK CHAPTER

Fundamentals on the Computing Continuum

Bittencourt, L. F.; Marcelino, C.; Santos, J.; Rodrigues-Filho, R.; Macedo, D. D. J.; Dustdar, S. In: Urgent Computing across the Device-Edge-Cloud Continuum: Concepts, Applications, and Future Directions. 2026.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Self-Distributing Systems in the Wild: An Experimental Study on a Real-world Edge-Cloud Continuum Platform

Naspolini, M. Á.; Panisson, A. R.; Lau, J.; Vigil, M.; Bittencourt, L. F.; Rodrigues-Filho, R. In: 44º Simpósio Brasileiro de Redes de Computadores e Sistemas Distribuídos (SBRC), 2026.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Dynamically Increasing Agents Set-Size in Bayesian Multi-agent Multi-armed Bandits Framework

Alsomali, M.; Soriano Marcolino, L.; Porter, B.; Rodrigues-Filho, R. In: International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS), 2026. ACM.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Towards a BDI Architecture for Cooperative Agents on Resource-Constrained Microcontrollers

Ronzani, M.; Firmino da Silva, I.; Lau, J.; Rodrigues-Filho, R.; Ourique, F.; Panisson, A. In: 18th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence (ICAART), 2026, Marbella. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, 2026, v. 1.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Computing Continuum: Past, Present, and Future

Bittencourt, L. F.; Rodrigues-Filho, R.; Spillner, J.; Turck, F.; Santos, J.; Fonseca, N. L. S.; Rana, O.; Parashar, M.; Foster, I. In: Computer Science Review, 2025.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Exploring Emergent Microservice Evolution in Elastic Deployment Environments

Rodrigues Filho, R.; Sene Jr., I.; Porter, B, ; Bittencourt, L. F. ; Kon, F.; Costa, F. M.; In: Journal of Systems and Software, 2025.

CONFERENCE PAPER

An Implementation Framework Supporting Privacy by Design in Mobile Health Applications

De Jesus, Raphael Abreu F.; De O. Ourique, Fabricio; Lau, Jim; Rodrigues-Filho, R.; Frigo, Luciana B.; Panisson, Alison R.; Morales, Analucia S.In: 2025 IEEE 38th International Symposium on ComputerBased Medical Systems (CBMS), 2025.

CONFERENCE PAPER

A Multi-agent Approach to Self-Distributing Systems

Costa, B. P.; Da Silva, H. H.; Morales, A. S.; Bittencourt, L. F.; Panisson, A. R.; Rodrigues-Filho, R. In: The 39th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), 2025.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Q-Edge: Leveraging Quantum Computing for Enhanced Software Engineering in Vehicular Networks

Maia, A. H. O.; Freire, M.; Melo, T.; Rodrigues-Filho, R. ; Almeida, E. S.; Prazeres, C. V. S.; Figueiredo, G. B ; Peixoto, M. L. M.In: The 40th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium On Applied Computing (ACM-SAC), 2025.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Rasa4JaCa - A Communication Interface between Multi-agent Systems and Opensource Chatbot Technologies

Custodio, M. S.; Engelmann, D. C.; Bordini, R. H.; Rodrigues-Filho, R.; Sarkadi, S.; Panisson, A. R.In: International Conference on Practical applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 2025, Lille. 23rd International Conference on Practical applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 2025.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Towards a Network Intrusion Classification System using Machine Learning

Almeida, Luna dos Santos; Spredemann, Fabiola; Morales, Analucia Schiaffino; Rodrigues-Filho, R.; Panisson, Alison R.In: Encontro Nacional de Inteligência Artificial e Computacional, 2025, Brasil. Anais do XXII Encontro Nacional de Inteligência Artificial e Computacional (ENIAC 2025), 2025. p. 1914.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Addressing Multi-Agent Interoperability: An Approach for Distributed Multi-Language Encoded Intelligent Agents

Rocha, M.; Farias, G. P.; Rodrigues-Filho, R.; Sarkadi, S.; Panisson, A. R.In: 24th IEEE/WIC International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (WI-IAT), 2025, London. Proceedings of the 24th IEEE/WIC International Conference on Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agent Technology (WI-IAT), 2025.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Quantum Computing for Drone Collision Detection and Avoidance: A Systematic Mapping Study

Vianna, M. E. W. M.; Panisson, A. R.; Rodrigues-Filho, R.In: VIII ⟨WECIQ∣WCQ⟩, 2025, Florianópolis. VIII ⟨WECIQ∣WCQ⟩, 2025.

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Explorando o Redirecionamento de Streaming de Vídeo em Infraestruturas de Borda-Nuvem para Usuários Móveis

Panizzon, E. C.; Panisson, A. R.; Rodrigues-Filho, R. In: Computer on the Beach, 2025, Itajaí. Proceedings of the 16th Computer on the Beach, 2025.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Integrating Computer Vision with Embedded Intelligent Agents

Muchulski, V. W.; Silva, I. F.; Silva, H. H.; Rodrigues-Filho, R.; Sobieranski, A. C.; Panisson, A. R.; Costa, B. P.In: Computer on the Beach, 2025, Itajaí. Proceedings of the 16th Computer on the Beach, 2025.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Exploring Multi-armed Bandits Learning Strategies in the Emergent Web Server

Rockembach, M.; Garofalo, I. M. A. D.; Santos, J. P. T.; Panisson, A. R.; Rodrigues-Filho, R.In: Computer on the Beach, 2025. Proceedings of the 16th Computer on the Beach, 2025.

WORKSHOP PAPER

An Interface Definition Language for Automating Stub Generation in Self-distributing Systems

Barata, A.; Rodrigues-Filho, R.; Bittencourt, L. F.; Astudillo, C. A. In: Fast Continuum Workshop, 2025, Helsinki. IEEE International Conference on Quantum Software (QSW).

WORKSHOP PAPER

CAN-ESP: Rede CAN de Baixo Custo para Veículos Elétricos

Pereira, D. M.; Rodrigues-Filho, R.; Goncalves, V.; Santos, H.; Trindade, R.; Meneguette, R. I.; Serrano, A.; Pereira, G.In: IX Workshop de Computação Urbana (CoUrb 2025), 2025, Natal. 43° Simpósio Brasileiro de Redes de Computadores e Sistemas Distribuídos (SBRC 2025), 2025.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Self Designing Software

Porter, B.; Rainford, P.; Rodrigues Filho, R.; In: Communications of the ACM, 2024.

BOOK CHAPTER

Content Steering: Leveraging the Computing Continuum to Support Adaptive Video Streaming

Rodrigues Filho, R.; Gama, E. S.; Assis, M.; Madeira, E. R. M.; Immich, R.; and Bittencourt, L. F. Minicursos do XLII Simpósio Brasileiro de Redes de Computadores e Sistemas Distribuídos.

CONFERENCE PAPER

An Online Incremental Learning Approach for Configuring Multi-arm Bandits Algorithms

Alsomali, M. ; Rodrigues Filho, R.; Marcolino, L. S. ; Porter, B.; In: 27th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI). Santiago de Compostela. 2024.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Enabling Adaptive Video Streaming via Content Steering on the Edge-Cloud Continuum

Gama, E. S.; Rodrigues Filho, R.; Madeira, E. R. M.; Immich, R.; and Bittencourt, L. F. In: Proceedings of the 8th IEEE International Conference on Fog and Edge Computing, Philadelphia, USA, 2024.

CONFERENCE PAPER

An Interpretable Machine Learning Approach for Identifying Occupational Stress in Healthcare Professionals

Fernandes, M.; Rodrigues Filho, R.; Sene-Junior, I.; Sarkadi, S.; Panisson, A. R.; Morales, A. S.In: Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, Rome, Italy, 2024.

WORKSHOP PAPER

Multi-armed Bandits for Self-distributing Stateful Services across Networking Infrastructures

Rappa, F. M.; Rodrigues Filho, R.; Panisson, A. R.; Marcolino, L.; and Bittencourt, L. F. 3rd International Workshop on Intelligence Provisioning for Network and Service Management in Softwarized Networks (IPSN'24). In: Proceedings of the IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS'24).

JOURNAL ARTICLE

STEER: An Architecture to Support Self-adaptive IoT Networks for Indoor Monitoring Applications

Cordeiro, B. M. O. S.; Rodrigues Filho, R.; Sene-Júnior, I.; and Costa, F. M. 2023, In: Journal of Internet Services and Applications (JISA).

CONFERENCE PAPER

A Self-distributing System Framework for the Computing Continuum

Rodrigues Filho, R.; Dias, R.; Seródio, J; Porter, B.; Costa, F. M.; Borin, E.; and Bittencourt, L. F. 32nd International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), 2023.

WORKSHOP PAPER

Runtime Microservice Self-distribution for Fine-grain Resource Allocation

Dias, R.; Rodrigues Filho, R.; Bittencourt, L. F.; and Costa, F. M. 11th International Workshop on Cloud and Edge Computing, and Applications Management (CloudAM) In: Proceedings of 15th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC), 2022.

WORKSHOP PAPER

Exploiting the Potential of the Edge-Cloud Continuum with Self-distributing Systems

Rodrigues Filho, R.; Bittencourt, L. F.; Porter, B. and Costa, F. M. 11th International Workshop on Cloud and Edge Computing, and Applications Management (CloudAM) In: Proceedings of 15th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC), 2022.

CONFERENCE PAPER

STEER: Redes IoT Dirigidas por Intenções e Baseadas em SDN (Honorable Mention)

Cordeiro, B. M. O. S.; Rodrigues Filho, R.; Sene-Júnior, I.; and Costa, F. M. Anais do XIV Simpósio Brasileiro de Computação Ubíqua e Pervasiva. SBC, 2022.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Emergent Web Server: An Exemplar to Explore Online Learning in Compositional Self-Adaptive Systems

Rodrigues Filho, R.; Alberts, E.; Gerostathopoulos, I.; Porter, B.; and Costa, F. M. In: 17th Symposium on Software Engineering for Adaptive and Self-Managing Systems (SEAMS 2022).

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Hatch: Self-Distributing Systems for Data Centers

Rodrigues Filho, R. and Porter, B. F., In: Future Generation Computer Systems, 2022.

CONFERENCE PAPER

A Programming Language for Sound Self-Adaptive Systems (Audience Choice Award)

Porter, B., and Rodrigues Filho, R. International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS'21).

BOOK CHAPTER

Emergent Software Systems: Theory and Practice.

Rodrigues Filho, R.; Porter, B. ; Costa, F. M. ; Sene-Júnior, I., Minicursos do XXXIX Simpósio Brasileiro de Redes de Computadores e Sistemas Distribuídos.

WORKSHOP PAPER

Autonomous State-Management Support in Distributed Self-adaptive Systems

Rodrigues Filho, R. and Porter, B.,4th Workshop on Self-Aware Computing (SeAC'20).

CONFERENCE PAPER

A Survey of Methodology in Self-Adaptive Systems Research (People's Choice Award)

Porter, B., Rodrigues Filho, R. and Dean, P., 1st IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing and Self-Organizing Systems (ACSOS'20).

EXTENDED ABSTRACT

Code Synthesis in Self-improving Software Systems

Rodrigues Filho, R., Wild, A. and Porter, B.,8/08/2019, International Workshop of Self-Improving System Integration. IEEE, p. 4-5 2 p.

EXTENDED ABSTRACT

How to Build Emergent Software Systems (Tutorial)

Rodrigues Filho, R. and Porter, B., 8/08/2019, International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems. IEEE, p. 253-254 2 p.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Distributed Emergent Software: Assembling, Perceiving and Learning Systems at Scale

Porter, B. and Rodrigues Filho, R., 1/08/2019, 2019 IEEE 13th International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems (SASO). IEEE, p. 127-136 10 p.

WORKSHOP PAPER

Towards Emergent Microservices for Client-Tailored Design

Rodrigues Filho, R. V., Pereira de Sa, M., Porter, B. F. & Costa, F., 10/12/2018, 17th Workshop on Adaptive and Reflective Middleware . ACM, 6 p. 2

WORKSHOP PAPER

Hierarchical Self-awareness and Authority for Scalable Self-integrating Systems

Diaconescu, A., Porter, B. F., Rodrigues Filho, R. V. and Pournaras, E., 3/09/2018, 2018 IEEE 3rd International Workshops on Foundations and Applications of Self* Systems (FAS*W). IEEE, p. 168-175 8 p.

PHD THESIS

Emergent software systems

Rodrigues Filho, R. V., 2018, Lancaster University. 166 p

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Defining emergent software using continuous self-assembly, perception and learning

Rodrigues Filho, R. and Porter, B. F., 09/2017, In: ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems. 12, 3, 25 p., 16.

WORKSHOP PAPER

Experiments with a machine-centric approach to realise distributed emergent software systems

Rodrigues Filho, R. and Porter, B. F., 13/12/2016, ARM 2016 Proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Adaptive and Reflective Middleware. New York: ACM, 6 p. 1

CONFERENCE PAPER

Losing control: the case for emergent software systems using autonomous assembly, perception and learning

Porter, B. F. and Rodrigues Filho, R., 8/12/2016, 2016 IEEE 10th International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems (SASO). IEEE, p. 40-49 10 p. (Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems (SASO), 2016 IEEE 10th International Conference on).

CONFERENCE PAPER

REX: a development platform and online learning approach for Runtime emergent software systems

Porter, B. F., Grieves, M., Rodrigues Filho, R. and Leslie, D. S., 2/11/2016, Proceedings of the 12th USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation. USENIX Association, p. 333-348 16 p.

EXTENDED ABSTRACT

A runtime framework for machine-augmented software design using unsupervised self-learning

Rodrigues Filho, R. and Porter, B. F., 20/07/2016, p. 231-232. 2 p.

EXTENDED ABSTRACT

Demonstrating a runtime machine-centric emergent software architecture framework

Rodrigues Filho, R. and Porter, B. F., 17/07/2016, Autonomic Computing (ICAC), 2016 IEEE International Conference on. IEEE, p. 239-240 2 p.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

A body sensor network simulation platform for medical applications

Rodrigues Filho, R., Neto, R. F. B. and Sene Junior, I. G., 2/06/2016, In : IEEE Latin America Transactions. 14, 4, p. 1835-1841 7 p.

WORKSHOP PAPER

Environmental IoT: programming cyber-physical clouds with high-level system specifications

Rodrigues Filho, R., Porter, B. and Blair, G., 12/2014, Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC), 2014 IEEE/ACM 7th International Conference on. IEEE, p. 947-950 4 p.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

An Evaluation Method of Research on Wearable Wireless Body Area Network in Healthcare.

Rodrigues Filho, R. V.; Bulcão-Neto, R. F. ; Silvestre, B. O. ; Oliveira, L. L. G. ; Oliveira, R. O. ; Sene Junior, I. G. . International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology (Print), v. 5, p. 65-78, 2013.

CONFERENCE PAPER

Uma Nova Abordagem de Distribuição de Chaves Criptográficas para o Framework de Segurança TinySec.

Lemes, M. T. ; Bulcão-Neto, R. F. ; Oliveira, L. L. G. ; Rodrigues Filho, R. V.; Sene Junior, I. G. .In: Simpósio Brasileiro em Segurança da Informação e de Sistemas Computacionais, 2013, Manaus-AM. XIII Simpósio Brasileiro em Segurança da Informação e de Sistemas Computacionais, 2013. v. 1. p. 1-5.