We describe in this article an abductive procedure based on a constrained resolution principle. The choice of constrained resolution is motivated by the whish to gain full advanta...
Constructive negation has been proved to be a valid alternative to negation as failure, especially when negation is required to have, in a sense, an `active' role. In this pa...
The software architecture of most systems is described informally and diagrammatically. In order for these descriptions to be meaningful at all, gures are understood by interpreti...
Non-monotonic knowledge evolutions and exceptions constitute a complex theoritical and practical problem. The state of the art shows a rich and surprising diversity of approaches....
Hardware failures in autonomous and distributed software systems create the need for self-healing activities. This work addresses the problem of redeploying software components af...