diff --git a/src/backend/dynamic_process.cc b/src/backend/dynamic_process.cc
index 83dd729..9ff85fb 100644
--- a/src/backend/dynamic_process.cc
+++ b/src/backend/dynamic_process.cc
@@ -51,9 +51,46 @@ DynamicProcess::get_threads()
 Schedulable::state 
 DynamicProcess::get_state() const
 {
-//  //TODO complicated code here! leave me some time to figure
-//  // out what I need to do inside this method
-    return DynamicSchedulable::get_state();
+  typedef vector<DynamicThread*>::const_iterator ThreadIt;
+  
+  assert(_dynamic_threads.size() > 0);
+  
+  state result = _dynamic_threads[0]->get_state(); 
+  bool no_hole = false;
+  
+  for(ThreadIt it = _dynamic_threads.begin(); it != _dynamic_threads.end(); ++it)
+  {
+    // This is the logic behind the code:
+    // If there is at least one running or ready thread, the result is 
+    // the same. If not, it may be either blocked, future or terminated.
+    // This is guessed from the state of the first thread.
+    // We have three cases:
+    // - in case the first thread is blocked, this will be the result.
+    // - in case the first thread is terminated, a blocked thread will 
+    //   override the result and make the process blocked too.
+    // - in case the first thread is future, a blocked or terminated thread 
+    //   will override the result. If this isn't the case, also the absence of at least
+    //   one future thread starting at instant 0 will make the result equal to terminated.
+    // TODO Is this OK? Must be tested...
+    
+    if((*it)->get_state() == state_running || (*it)->get_state() == state_ready)
+      return (*it)->get_state();
+    else if((*it)->get_state() == state_blocked)
+      result = state_blocked;
+    else if(result == state_future)
+    {
+      if((*it)->get_state() == state_terminated)
+	result = state_terminated;
+      // NOTE this is not necessary, an else will equally work, but this is more clear...
+      else if((*it)->get_state() == state_future)
+	no_hole = no_hole || (*it)->get_arrival_time() == 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(result == state_future && no_hole == false)
+    result = state_terminated;
+
+  return result;
 }
 
 void