The Event-B method is a formal approach to modelling systems, using refinement. Initial specification is a high level of abstraction; detail is added in refinement steps as the de...
Petri nets are a formalism for modelling and validating critical systems. Generally, the approach to specification starts from an abstract view of the system under study. Once val...
Seamless integration of digital parts libraries or electronic parts catalogs for e-procurement is impeded by semantic heterogeneity. The utilization of ontologies as metadata desc...
The new social media sites--blogs, wikis, del.icio.us and Flickr, among others--underscore the transformation of the Web to a participatory medium in which users are actively crea...
Background: Software Process Improvement (SPI) is intended to improve software engineering, but can only be effective if used. To improve SPI's uptake, we should understand w...