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TOSEM
2002
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Modeling software architectures in the Unified Modeling Language
Abstract. The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is a family of design notations that is rapidly becoming a de facto standard software design language. UML provides a variety of usefu...
Nenad Medvidovic, David S. Rosenblum, David F. Red...
TVLSI
1998
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Algorithm-based low-power transform coding architectures: the multirate approach
—In most low-power VLSI designs, the supply voltage is usually reduced to lower the total power consumption. However, the device speed will be degraded as the supply voltage goes...
An-Yeu Wu, K. J. Ray Liu
TSMC
1998
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The measurement of a design structural and functional complexity
— The complexity of a design process or a design artifact substantially influences their performance. When evaluation of terms such as “design complexity” and its “quality...
Dan Braha, Oded Maimon
SIGCSE
2002
ACM
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Participatory design in a human-computer interaction course: teaching ethnography methods to computer scientists
Empirical evidence shows the ability for computer technology to deliver on its promises of enhancing our quality of life relies on how well the application fits our understanding ...
Jerry B. Weinberg, Mary L. Stephen
SIAMCOMP
2002
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A Virtually Synchronous Group Multicast Algorithm for WANs: Formal Approach
This paper presents a formal design for a novel group communication service targeted for WANs. The service provides Virtual Synchrony semantics. Such semantics facilitate the desi...
Idit Keidar, Roger Khazan
SAC
2002
ACM
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Semi-automatic design of agent organisations
Designing realistic multi-agent systems is a complex process, which involves specifying not only the functionality of individual agents, but also the authority relationships and l...
Anthony Karageorgos, Simon G. Thompson, Nikolay Me...
PUC
2002
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Everyday Life as a Stage in Creating and Performing Scenarios for Wireless Devices
: Scenarios in HCI are widely used and discussed as written or visual narratives. In this paper, we discuss fruitful conditions for the creation and performance of scenarios partic...
Giulio Iacucci, Kari Kuutti
KBS
1998
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Concept formation in design
: This paper presents a computationally tractable view on where simple design concepts come from by proposing a paradigm for the formation of design concepts based on the emergence...
John S. Gero
KBS
1998
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Strategic knowledge in design: a compositional approach
In interactive design processes, strategic decisions are made at different levels. To support designers, design support systems need to include corresponding strategic knowledge at...
Frances M. T. Brazier, Pieter H. G. van Langen, Ja...