Abstract. A novel approach to object-based video indexing and retrieval is presented, employing an object segmentation algorithm for the real-time, unsupervised segmentation of com...
Abstract. In spite of the significant evolution of spelling and grammar checkers for word-processing software, the problem of judging the appropriateness of language usage in diff...
Abstract. Coordination and Adaptation are two key issues when developing complex distributed systems. Coordination focuses on the interaction among computational entities. Adaptati...
Abstract. Software architectures are engineering artifacts which provide high-level descriptions of complex systems. Certain recent architecture description languages (Adls) allow ...
Abstract. The design of reactive systems must comply with logical correctness (the system does what it is supposed to do) and timeliness (the system has to satisfy a set of tempora...