We discuss the representation of knowledge and of belief from the viewpoint of decision theory. While the Bayesian approach enjoys general-purpose applicability and axiomatic foun...
Since the deployment of real-time sensitive applications in the Internet, the research community has been struggling to leverage the IP best-effort networks for providing QoS assu...
Reinaldo de Barros Correia, Luiz F. Rust da Costa ...
With the increasing complexity in software and electronics in safety-critical systems new challenges to lower the costs and decrease time-to-market, while preserving high assuranc...
Embedded systems are often subject to constraints that require determinism to ensure that task deadlines are met. Such systems are referred to as real-time systems. Schedulability...
Software firms are increasingly distributing their software development effort across multiple locations. In this paper we present the results of a two year field study that inves...