The OCL (Object Constraint Language) as part of the UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a rich language with different collection kinds (sets, multi-sets, sequences) and a large var...
SwissQM is a novel sensor network platform for acquiring data from the real world. Instead of statically hand-crafted programs, SwissQM is a virtual machine capable of executing b...
Donald Kossmann, Gustavo Alonso, Jan S. Rellermeye...
A component is the basic re-usable unit of composition to build composite systems by connecting to others through their provided and required ports. Checking the functional complia...
According to Szyperski, “a software component is a unit of composition with contractually specified interfaces and explicit context dependencies only”. But it is well known tha...
Memory transactions, similar to database transactions, allow a programmer to focus on the logic of their program and let the system ensure that transactions are atomic and isolate...
Haris Volos, Andres Jaan Tack, Neelam Goyal, Micha...