This paper presents the key features of a new negotiation model for autonomous agents. The model is generic, handles multi-party and multi-issue negotiation, acknowledges the role...
Fernando Lopes, Augusto Q. Novais, Nuno J. Mamede,...
We report on a case study in which the model checker Uppaal is used to formally model parts of Zeroconf, a protocol for dynamic configuration of IPv4 link-local addresses that has...
Biniam Gebremichael, Frits W. Vaandrager, Miaomiao...
We address the problem of analyzing the interaction between WS-BPEL processes. We present a technology chain that starts out with a WS-BPEL process and translates it into a Petri ...
Niels Lohmann, Peter Massuthe, Christian Stahl, Da...
Discrete-Time Markov Chains (DTMCs) are a widely-used formalism to model probabilistic systems. On the one hand, available tools like PRISM or MRMC offer efficient model checking a...
To formalize a software process, its important aspects must be extracted as a model. Many processes are used repeatedly, and the ability to automate a process is also desired. One...