Abstract. Synchronous models are useful for designing real-time embedded systems because they provide timing control and deterministic concurrency. However, the semantics of such m...
Abstract. UML 2.0, which is the standard modeling language for objectoriented systems, has only an informally given semantics. This is in particular the case for UML 2.0 state mach...
Abstract. Emergent behaviour (EB) is a common phenomenon in multi-agent systems (MAS) where autonomous agents perform certain actions with only limited access to local information ...
Abstract. Service discovery and service aggregation are two crucial issues in the emerging area of Service-oriented Computing (SoC). We propose a new technique for the discovery of...
Abstract. Behavioral specifications that are integrated into component interfaces are an important means for the correct construction of component-based systems. Currently, such s...