<s>
Organic	B-Application
computing	I-Application
is	O
computing	O
that	O
behaves	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
humans	O
in	O
an	O
organic	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
insight	O
that	O
we	O
will	O
soon	O
be	O
surrounded	O
by	O
large	O
collections	O
of	O
autonomous	O
systems	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
sensors	O
and	O
actuators	B-Algorithm
,	O
aware	O
of	O
their	O
environment	O
,	O
communicate	O
freely	O
,	O
and	O
organize	O
themselves	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
perform	O
the	O
actions	O
and	O
services	O
that	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hence	O
,	O
an	O
"	O
Organic	B-Application
Computing	I-Application
System	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
technical	O
system	O
which	O
adapts	O
dynamically	O
to	O
exogenous	O
and	O
endogenous	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
characterized	O
by	O
the	O
properties	O
of	O
self-organization	O
,	O
self-configuration	B-Device
,	O
self-optimization	O
,	O
self-healing	B-General_Concept
,	O
self-protection	O
,	O
self-explaining	O
,	O
and	O
context	O
awareness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
Autonomic	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
vision	O
of	O
IBM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
research	O
projects	O
the	O
priority	O
research	O
program	O
of	O
the	O
German	O
Research	O
Foundation	O
(	O
DFG	O
)	O
addresses	O
fundamental	O
challenges	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Organic	B-Application
Computing	I-Application
systems	O
;	O
its	O
objective	O
is	O
a	O
deeper	O
understanding	O
of	O
emergent	O
global	O
behavior	O
in	O
self-organizing	O
systems	O
and	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
specific	O
concepts	O
and	O
tools	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
Organic	B-Application
Computing	I-Application
systems	O
for	O
technical	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
