In the process of developing an Information System, one passes through stages that include requirements gathering, design specification, and software implementation. The purpose ...
Alexander Borgida, John Mylopoulos, Joachim W. Sch...
Software complexity has increased substantially in the last decade. This has made software development teams work faster and under tight budgets. Reusing software can be a way of s...
Paulo Gomes, Francisco C. Pereira, Paulo Paiva, Nu...
Abstract. We discuss language architecture for the Semantic Web, and in particular different proposals for extending this architecture with a rules component. We argue that an arch...
Ian Horrocks, Bijan Parsia, Peter F. Patel-Schneid...
In order to improve the management of copyright in the Internet, known as Digital Rights Management, there is the need for a shared language for copyright representation. Current a...
This paper introduces the concept of Adaptive Rooms, which are virtual environments able to dynamically adapt to users' needs, including `physical' and cognitive workflow...