The goal of this article is to formalize Object Role Modeling (ORM) using the DLR description logic. This would enable automated reasoning on the formal properties of ORM diagrams,...
Central to the problem frames approach is the distinction of three different descriptions: requirements R, domain assumptions W and specifications S, tied together with the socall...
Thein Than Tun, Jon G. Hall, Lucia Rapanotti, Karl...
This paper examines the suitability and use of runtime verification as means for monitoring security protocols and their properties. In particular, we employ the runtime verificat...
Modularity is one of the most important properties of a software design, with significant impact on changeability and evolvability. However, a formalized and automated approach i...
— The paper proposes a more formalized definition of UML 2.0 Activity Diagram semantics. A subset of activity diagram constructs relevant for business process modeling is conside...