One of the most important qualities related to the use of information systems is arguably the usability achieved in actual use-situations. Three central criteria for usability as ...
Software agents' ability to interact within different open systems, designed by different groups, presupposes an agreement on an unambiguous definition of a set of concepts, ...
We show that problems arising in static analysis of XML specifications and transformations can be dealt with using techniques similar to those developed for static analysis of pr...
Reliability analysis has become an integral part of system design and operating. This is especially true for systems performing critical tasks such as mass transportation systems....
Roland Donat, Laurent Bouillaut, Patrice Aknin, Ph...
Tracing resource usage by Grid users is of utmost importance — especially in the context of large-scale scientific collaborations such as within the High Energy Physics (HEP) c...
Rosario M. Piro, Michele Pace, Antonia Ghiselli, A...