The central idea behind interface-based design is to describe components by a component interface. In contrast to a component description that describes what a component does, a c...
: The widely accepted possible benefits of formal methods on the one hand and their minor use compared to informal or graphical description techniques on the other hand have repeat...
Abstract Complex systems call for a hierarchical description. Analogously, the engineering of non-trivial MASs (multiagent systems) requires principles and mechanisms for a multi-l...
Ambra Molesini, Andrea Omicini, Alessandro Ricci, ...
In a fundamental paradigm shift in system design, entire systems are being built on a single chip, using multiple embedded cores. Though the newest system design methodology has s...
An important problem faced by auditors is gauging how much reliance can be placed on the accounting systems that process millions of transactions to produce the numbers summarized...
Robert Nado, Melanie Chams, Jeff Delisio, Walter H...