For the past decade, we have witnessed an explosion in the number and complexity of IT systems. In smart environments, this complexity can become so significant that it is often impossible for a single human to manage or maintain them effectively. To democratize these technologies, it is imperative to make them not only more versatile but, above all, simpler to use, configure, and maintain.

The Tyche project addresses this challenge by defining a new approach: Autonomic Pervasive Computing. The objective is to develop a middleware that combines Ambient Intelligence, Pervasive Computing, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). This middleware, named Tyche, enables smart spaces to become more autonomous in their configuration, integration of new components, performance optimization, fault tolerance, and security.