Contracts are behavioural descriptions of Web services. We devise a theory of contracts that formalises the compatibility of a client to a service, and the safe replacement of a s...
Abstract. Target search in content-based image retrieval (CBIR) systems refers to finding a specific (target) image such as a particular registered logo or a specific historical ph...
Formalization is a necessary precondition for the specification of precise and unambiguous use case models, which serve as reference points for the design and implementation of so...
Knowledge constantly grows in scientific discourse and is revised over time by domain experts. The body of knowledge will get structured and refined as the Communities of Practice...
—A hybrid protocol for application level multicast (HPAM) for live video streaming without native IP multicast support is proposed. HPAM exploits the simplicity and optimality of...