The entity–relationship (ER) model, a powerful means for business and data modeling, needs to be enriched with new semantics as the real world changes and its understanding impr...
Semantics represents a major problem area for active databases inasmuch as (i) there is l framework for defining the abstract semantics of active rules, and (ii) the various syst...
One of the major concerns in the processes which involve human analysts is the existence of uncertainty/inconsistency. In this paper, we propose a model based on belief theory tha...
One issue hindering the deployment of integrated ubicomp environments is the lack of a shared model for applications to utilize resources across administrative and network domains...
The software architecture of distributed systems is about to change due to new requirements of modern mobile devices. New network techniques, like ad-hoc radio communication or pee...
Wolfgang Beer, Volker Christian, Alois Ferscha, La...