Software cybernetics explores the interplay between software/software behavior, and control. The fundamental question of interest is: when can, and quantitatively speaking, how can software behavior, software processes, or software systems be adapted or evolved to meet previous and current objectives in the presence of a changing environment, e.g., disturbances, faults, or expanded requirements? This emerging inter-disciplinary area addresses issues and questions on (1) the formalization and

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... ntification of feedback and self-adaptive control mechanisms in software, (2) the adaptation of control theory principles to software processes and systems, (3) the application of software engineering principles and theories to control systems, and (4) the integration of the theories of software engineering and control engineering.