Innovative software systems increasingly emerge from composing independent third-party software services. Accordingly, the number and variety of software services increases permanently which goes along with rapid enhancements of their private and economic benefits. S-Cube, the European Network of Excellence coordinated by SSE, aims at developing innovative approaches for engineering adaptive software services and systems, modern techniques for the quality maintenance of services and forecasts, as well as new technologies for the realisation of service-based systems.

The results of research acquired in S-Cube are transferred into a consistent knowledge base that allows for their integration in a sustainable research environment. To achieve the integration objectives, S-Cube is carrying out the following activities: bringing together European research associations, supporting  the European exchange of scientists and doctoral candidates, establishing a European service-teaching program as well as organizing a large variety of conferences and industry workshops.

Aside from a vast number of scientific publications, important S-Cube results include:

• Concepts and techniques for the development and adaptation of service-based systems with a special focus on Cross-Layer Monitoring and Adaptation, Quality Prediction and Proactive Adaptation, Business Transactions Monitoring and Chemical Computing
• Target-audience orientated presentations of the project results (e.g. S-Cube Shopping List for Industry and S-Cube Use Case Repository
• Integration of research associations by the definition and distribution of standardized service-engineering processes and views (Integrated Research Framework, S-Cube Life-Cycle Model, Knowledge Model and Quality Reference Model
• Sustainable development of research partnerships facilitated by the S-Cube Mobility Programme and the multilateral mentoring of doctoral candidates and final theses and dissertations as well as the organization of a Service-Engineering Summer School
• Integration and standardization of the European range of teaching through a Virtual Campus and the international Master program IMSE