On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) systems constitute the kernel of the information systems used today to support the daily operations of most organizations. Although these sys...
Development of a software system from existing components can surely have various benefits, but can also entail a series of problems. One type of problems is caused by a limited ...
Software components promise easy reuse, dependability, and simplified development. Problems arise when implicit assumptions about the use of the component are encoded in the imple...
It is well known that given a network that can become constrained on voltage or real power flows, reserves must also be spatially located in order to handle all credible contingen...
Jie Chen, James S. Thorp, Robert J. Thomas, Timoth...
Civil infrastructure provides the range of essential services generally necessary to support a nation’s economy and quality of life—arguably entire economies rely on the abili...