A Systematic Literature Review on the Intersection of Self-X System Classes
Inga Miadowicz, Daniel Maldonado Quinto, Michael Felderer · ACM Computing Surveys · 2025
Alongside the vision of autonomous systems, similar system concepts are being discussed in the research fields of highly automated, intelligent, adaptive, autonomic, and organic systems. Although these types of system are studied in scattered research fields that consider them as distinct system classes, they share similar characteristics and are interrelated to some extent. Experts in various fields present a very heterogeneous view on the intersection of autonomous and comparable system concepts, for example, as interchangeable, distinct, or complementary research approaches. Therefore, this study performs a systematic literature review based on more than 300 articles to investigate the intersection of the system classes, emphasizing their similarities, differences, and relationships from the current state-of-the-art.