Abstract. We introduce Multimodal Logics of Normative Systems as a contribution to the development of a general logical framework for reasoning about normative systems over logics ...
We propose a type system for lock-freedom in the -calculus, which guarantees that certain communications will eventually succeed. Distinguishing features of our type system are: it...
The Infrastructure of modern society is controlled by software systems that are vulnerable to attack. Successful attacks on these systems can lead to catastrophic results; the sur...
Abstract. It is well known by Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) practioners that ILP systems usually take a long time to find valuable models (theories). The problem is specially ...
Nuno A. Fonseca, Fernando M. A. Silva, Rui Camacho
A critical resource in a distributed real-time system is its shared communication medium. Unrestrained concurrent access to the network can lead to collisions that reduce the syst...