We apply the classic theory of linearizability to operations that must wait for some other thread to establish a precondition. We model such an operation as a request and a follow-...
This paper addresses the issue of extracting contexts and answers of questions from post discussion of online forums. We propose a novel and unified model by customizing the struc...
We extend Cyclone, a type-safe polymorphic language at vel of abstraction, with threads and locks. Data races can violate type safety in Cyclone. An extended type system staticall...
The Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ) provides a platform for the development of real-time applications. However, the RTSJ does not take the distribution requirements of re...
History based models, introduced by Parikh and Ramanujam, provide a natural mathematical model of social interactive situations. These models offer a ”low level” description ...