In this paper, we incorporate concrete domain and action theory into a very expressive Description Logic (DL), called ALCQO. Notably, this extension can significantly augment the ...
Abstract. Peer-oriented computing is an attempt to weave interconnected machines into the fabric of the Internet. Service-oriented computing (exemplified by web-services), on the ...
Programming on the Web enlights some classical problems encountered on large distributed applications with a particular emphasis on dynamic changes. In that context, we are intere...
—In this paper we extend our previous work on soft probabilistic contracts for QoS management, from the particular case of “response time”, to general QoS parameters. Our stu...
Web-services are supported by a complex software infrastructure that must provide a robust service to the client applications. This practical experience report presents a practica...