Abstract. Holonic multiagent systems (hmas) offers a promising software engineering approach for developing applications in complex domains characterized by a hierarchical structu...
Constraint diagrams are a diagrammatic notation which may be used to express logical constraints. They were designed to complement the Unified Modeling Language in the development ...
Gaining wide acceptance for the use of agents in industry requires both relating it to the nearest antecedent technology (objectoriented software development) and using artifacts ...
We present an approach to assist the smart environment design process by means of automated validation of work-in-progress designs. The approach facilitates validation of not only ...
Ten years ago the Mondex electronic purse was certified to ITSEC Level E6, the highest level of assuranceforsecuresystems.ThisinvolvedbuildingformalmodelsintheZnotation,linkingthem...
Jim Woodcock, Susan Stepney, David Cooper, John A....