When creating mission-critical distributed systems using off-the-shelf components, it is important to assess the dependability of not only the hardware, but the software as well. ...
Philip J. Koopman Jr., John Sung, Christopher P. D...
We present a new systematic method of structuring information using mental models. This method can be used both to evaluate the efficiency of an information structure and to build...
Ishantha Lokuge, Stephen A. Gilbert, Whitman Richa...
Abstract. Domain specific modeling languages are of increasing importance for the development of software and other systems. Meta tools are needed to support rapid development of d...
Population based real-life datasets often contain smaller clusters of unusual sub-populations. While these clusters, called `hot spots', are small and sparse, they are usuall...
Data Warehouse (DWH) systems represent a single source of information for analyzing the status, the development and the results of an organization. Today's DWH systems provide...