A key property of agents is that they are social, and hence the design of agent interactions is a crucial part of an agentoriented software engineering methodology. Agent interact...
This paper considers the problem of designing heterogeneous multiprocessor embedded systems. The focus is on a step of the design flow: the definition of innovative metrics for th...
Donatella Sciuto, Fabio Salice, Luigi Pomante, Wil...
This paper presents a graph transformation based approach to design pattern evolution. An evolution of a design pattern includes modifications of pattern elements, such as classes...
When an organization faces new types of collaboration, for example after a company merger, there is a need to integrate the existing software. Two main process challenges are how ...
Researchers and professionals know the importance of the documentation for the efficient maintenance of legacy software. Unfortunately, many legacy systems lack this important arti...