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Modeling Time in Computing: A Taxonomy and a Comparative Survey

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Modeling Time in Computing: A Taxonomy and a Comparative Survey
The increasing relevance of areas such as real-time and embedded systems, pervasive computing, hybrid systems control, and biological and social systems modeling is bringing a growing attention to the temporal aspects of computing, not only in the computer science domain, but also in more traditional fields of engineering. This article surveys various approaches to the formal modeling and analysis of the temporal features of computer-based systems, with a level of detail that is also suitable for nonspecialists. In doing so, it provides a unifying framework, rather than just a comprehensive list of formalisms. The article first lays out some key dimensions along which the various formalisms can be evaluated and compared. Then, a significant sample of formalisms for time modeling in computing are presented and discussed according to these dimensions. The adopted perspective is, to some extent, historical, going from "traditional" models and formalisms to more modern ones. 1 ...
Carlo A. Furia, Dino Mandrioli, Angelo Morzenti, M
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Type Journal
Year 2008
Where CORR
Authors Carlo A. Furia, Dino Mandrioli, Angelo Morzenti, Matteo Rossi
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