In this paper we propose an ontology (formal knowledge base) creation methodology based on integrating external ontologies into the one developed by a community of the domain expe...
A typical problem formal verification faces is the size of the model of a system being verified. Even for a small system, the state space of the model tends to grow exponentially (...
Database technologies are indispensable for workflow management system, one of the remarkable groupware supporting asynchronous distributed cooperative work. In this paper, a form...
The importance of a design methodology when using Formal Description Techniques is generally agreed in the scientific community. This paper presents some design principles and con...
We study properties of programs with monotone and convex constraints. We extend to these formalisms concepts and results from normal logic programming. They include the notions of...