The context of a collective activity is characterized by all information produced during the activity. The comprehension of this context by each actor is essential for the success...
We describe Quality of service pICKER (QUICKER), a model-driven QoS mapping toolchain for supporting the QoS design and evolution of systems software. QUICKER automates the mappin...
Real-time performance of adaptive digital signal processing algorithms is required in many applications but it often means a high computational load for many conventional processor...
The conflicting requirements of real-time embedded systems, e.g. minimizing memory usage while still ensuring that all deadlines are met at run-time, require rigorous analysis of...
Robot projects are often evolutionary dead ends, with the software and hardware they produce disappearing without trace afterwards. Common causes include dependencies on uncommon ...
Paul M. Fitzpatrick, Giorgio Metta, Lorenzo Natale