A new class of models, formalisms and mechanisms has recently evolved for describing concurrent and distributed computations based on the concept of “coordination”. The purpos...
In this paper, logics are conceived as two-sorted first-order structures, and we argue that this broad definition encompasses a wide class of logics with theoretical interest as w...
The Common Algebraic Specification Language Casl is an expressive language for the formal specification of functional requirements and modular design of software. It has been desi...
In this paper, we propose a means to enhance an architecture description language with a description of component behavior. A notation used for this purpose should be able to expr...
In many learning problems prior knowledge about pattern variations can be formalized and beneficially incorporated into the analysis system. The corresponding notion of invarianc...