We analyze a class of mechanisms that locomote by switching between constraints. Because of the hybrid nature of such systems, most of the existing analysis tools, developed prima...
This paper explores the use of growth processes, or embryogenies, to map genotypes to phenotypes within evolutionary systems. Following a summary of the significant features of em...
Data warehouses are complex systems that have to deliver highly-aggregated, high quality data from heterogeneous sources to decision makers. Due to the dynamic change in the requir...
Manfred A. Jeusfeld, Christoph Quix, Matthias Jark...
Many object-oriented methods have assumed classbased approaches, without considering prototype-based ones. Some authors, while admitting prototypes as a useful concept, only envis...
Birgitte Krogh, Sean Levy, Allen H. Dutoit, Eswara...
The evolution of the global telecommunications industry into an open services market presents developers of telecommunication service and management systems with many new challeng...
David Lewis, Thanassis Tiropanis, Cliff Redmond, V...