PEPA has recently been extended with functional rates [1][2]. These functions allow the specification of indirect interaction between components in such a way that the rate of an a...
: Security of systems and management infrastructure is crucial for a successful, reliable and safe use. Most currently deployed systems are based on simple subject/object-relations...
Current models of story comprehension have three major deficiencies: (1) lack of experimental support for the inference processes they involve (e.g. reliance on prediction); (2) i...
This paper presents a plan-based model of dialogue that combines world, linguistic, and contextual knowledge in order to recognize complex communicative actions such as expressing...
Abstract: This paper targets the reactive autonomic system's self-monitoring of one of the most important nonfunctional properties, reliability. There are currently no adequat...