In response to the problems that have arisen regarding the terminology and concepts of agent-oriented systems, previous work has described a formal framework for understanding agen...
Modeling and formally analyzing active network systems and protocols is quite challenging, due to their highly dynamic nature and the need for new network models. We propose a wid...
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is widely used in the software development process for specification of system based on the object-oriented paradigm. Thought the current versi...
Abstract. Separation kernels are key components in embedded applications. Their small size and widespread use in high-integrity environments make them good targets for formal model...
A multi-party contract signing (MPCS) protocol allows a set of parties to exchange messages with each other to arrive in a state in which either each of them has a pre-agreed cont...