We present an analysis of the benefits and drawbacks of function and object based models in system specification. Functional models should be used for functional design space expl...
We report on the implementation of a software infrastructure for preservation actions, carried out in the context of the European Integrated Project Planets – the Planets Interop...
Ross King, Rainer Schmidt, Andrew N. Jackson, Carl...
Intelligent software agents (agents) adhering to the action selection paradigm have only one primary task that they need accomplish at any given time: to choose their next action....
Ryan James McCall, Stan Franklin, David Friedlande...
The State of Ohio commissioned the EVEREST study in late summer of 2007. The study participants were charged with an analysis of the usability, stability, and security of all voti...
Kevin R. B. Butler, William Enck, Harri Hursti, St...
Abstract-- Autonomous robots are complex systems that require the interaction/cooperation of numerous heterogeneous software components. Nowadays, robots are critical systems and m...
Ananda Basu, Matthieu Gallien, Charles Lesire, Tha...