It is now widely recognized that the so-called nonfunctional or extra-functional properties of a software system are at least as important as its somewhat more classical functiona...
Abstract. In this paper, we present a framework for supporting intelligent fault and performance management for communication networks. Belief networks are taken as the basis for k...
: Fair exchange protocols allow both or neither of two parties to obtain the other's items, and this property is essential in e-commerce. In this paper, we construct an optimi...
Web Services will transform the web from a collection of information into a distributed computational device. In order to employ their full potential, appropriate description means...
Techniques for computation on generalized diagrams are defined and the KM implications are explored. Descriptive Computing is presented and plan computation based on world models t...