This paper proposes a revised semantic interpretation of UML Statechart Diagrams which ensures, under the specified design rules, that Statecharts may be constructed to have true ...
Semantic preorders between processes are usually applied in practice to model approximation or implementation relationships. For interactive models these preorders depend crucially...
Abstract. Specification diagrams (SD's) are a novel form of graphical notation for specifying open distributed object systems. The design goal is to define notation for specif...
In this paper we define a recursive semantics for warrant in a general defeasible argumentation framework by formalizing a notion of collective (non-binary) conflict among argumen...
Current workflow management technology does not provide adequate means for inter-workflow coordination as concurrently executing workflows are considered completely independent. W...