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AIED
2009
Springer
16 years 1 months ago
From Conceptual Models to Agent-based Simulations: Why and How
The core problem we address in this paper is how to take a declarative conceptual representation of a complex system and produce an agent-based simulation of that model. In particu...
Swaroop Vattam, Ashok K. Goel, Spencer Rugaber, Ci...
ICALP
2007
Springer
16 years 23 days ago
Deterministic History-Independent Strategies for Storing Information on Write-Once Memories
Motivated by the challenging task of designing “secure” vote storage mechanisms, we study information storage mechanisms that operate in extremely hostile environments. In suc...
Tal Moran, Moni Naor, Gil Segev
IFIP
2007
Springer
16 years 22 days ago
A Case Study on the Impact of Refactoring on Quality and Productivity in an Agile Team
Refactoring is a hot and controversial issue. Supporters claim that it helps increasing the quality of the code, making it easier to understand, modify and maintain. Moreover, the...
Raimund Moser, Pekka Abrahamsson, Witold Pedrycz, ...
UM
2007
Springer
16 years 21 days ago
Eliciting Adaptation Knowledge from On-Line Tutors to Increase Motivation
In the classroom, teachers know how to motivate their students and how to exploit this knowledge to adapt or optimize their instruction when a student shows signs of demotivation. ...
Teresa Hurley, Stephan Weibelzahl
XPU
2007
Springer
16 years 21 days ago
Tracking the Evolution of Object-Oriented Quality Metrics on Agile Projects
Abstract. The automated collection of source code metrics can help agile teams to understand the software they are producing, allowing them to adapt their daily practices towards a...
Danilo Sato, Alfredo Goldman, Fabio Kon