We previously developed a component-oriented model that combines ideas from self-organizing architectures and from design by contract to address the complexity of design in multi-t...
Reimer Behrends, R. E. Kurt Stirewalt, Laura K. Di...
Abstract. Current Agent-Oriented Software Engineering (AOSE) methodologies adopt a model-based approach for analysis and design, but, in order to become of practical use, they shou...
Design templates that involve discovery, analysis, and integration of information resources commonly occur in many scientific research projects. In this paper we present examples o...
Joel H. Saltz, Scott Oster, Shannon Hastings, Step...
Abstract. Conventional middleware architectures suffer from insufficient module-level reusability and the ability to adapt in face of functionality evolution and diversification....
In a component oriented approach, components are designed, developed and validated in order to be widely used. However one cannot always foresee which specific uses will be made o...