@techreport{TR-IC-12-01,
   number = {IC-12-01},
   author = {Daniel M. Batista and Nelson L. S. da Fonseca},
   title = {{A Survey of Self-Adaptive Grids}},
   month = {December},
   year = {2011},
   institution = {Institute of Computing, University of Campinas},
   note = {In English, 13 pages.
    \par\selectlanguage{english}\textbf{Abstract}
       Grid systems allow the execution of a class of highly demanding
       services  and  applications.  These grids involve communication
       networks,  and  their links are essential resources for massive
       data transfers. However, the management of current grid systems
       requires   intervention  for  efficient  service  provisioning. 
       Moreover,  this  need increases with the increase in demand for
       grid  services.  Therefore,  grid systems will become effective
       only when they are capable of self-managing resource allocation
       to cope with fluctuations in resource availability. At present,
       however, very few integrated self-adaptive mechanisms have been
       implemented  in existing grid systems. The aim of this paper is
       to   provide  a  survey  of  existing  mechanisms  and  suggest 
       directions for enabling autonomic operation of grid systems.
  }
}