Abstract. We propose to use Grothendieck institutions based on 2categorical diagrams as a basis for heterogeneous specification. We prove a number of results about colimits and (so...
Distributed applications must often consider and select the appropriate trade-offs among three important aspects ? fault-tolerance, performance and resources. We introduce a novel ...
We develop a compositional method for proving cryptographically sound security properties of key exchange protocols, based on a symbolic logic that is interpreted over conventiona...
Anupam Datta, Ante Derek, John C. Mitchell, Bogdan...
Abstract. Definitions of the concepts derived from the goal concept (including functional and nonfunctional goal, hardgoal, and softgoal) used in requirements engineering are discu...
Eliciting the requirements for a proposed system typically involves different stakeholders with different expertise, responsibilities, and perspectives. Viewpoints-based approache...