On the investigation of the joint use of self-* properties and Peer-To-Peer for network management (original) (raw)

2011, 12th IFIP/IEEE International Symposium on Integrated Network Management (IM 2011) and Workshops

I would like to thank my family for the unconditional support no matter the circumstances, for encouraging me on my professional and personal projects, and for teaching me the great value of studies and perseverance. To my beloved Kristian Beckers for his affection, patience, and companionship in the last years of my Ph.D.. For understanding the importance of the research in my life and being always supportive even if this means to be far away for a while. The unconditional support, in good and bad moments, offered by my great friend Viviane Ribeiro Goulart was essential for me. Our numerous conversations always helped me to keep the focus during the period of crises, to give me back the equilibrium and the capacity to sharply see all kind of situations I have been through in the last four years. I am grateful to the group that we created for having fun and helping each other-the DA (Doutorandos Anônimos-Anonymous Ph.D. students)-whose main members are me, Michelle Denise Leonhardt, and Cristiano Bonato Both, but that was always opened for new desperate Ph.D. students. It was of great importance all our relaxing moments, the information and experiences we exchanged, and the numerous pshilosophical discussions we did about "what is expected from a Ph.D. student?", "which way to choose?", "how to do the things?", and many other issues. An especial thank is for my great friend Cristiano Bonato Both for being so friendly and comprehensive during all those years. We shared many afflictions related to our Ph.D. experiences, discussions of technical and philosophical aspects of the academic life, and these were moments extremely important for helping me to improve as a professional. I also want to especially thank my supervisor and great friend Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville for the seven years that we have worked together. All his efforts for encouraging me to improve and go further than the obstacles I faced during my work were more than essential. I thank him for all the lessons, experiences, opportunities, and criticisms. Not always was an easy thing to listen to his advices and criticisms, and, in fact, most of the times I refused to accept them in a first moment. However, today I understand that all this was extremely important to turn me into a researcher.