For component-based systems, classical techniques for Worst-Case Execution Time (WCET) estimation produce unacceptable overestimations of a components WCET. This is because softwa...
Johan Fredriksson, Thomas Nolte, Andreas Ermedahl,...
Despite the acceptance of FIPA-ACL as a standard for agent communications, there exist a gap between its specification and infrastructures to support interactions among agents. The...
Components (in-house or pre-fabricated) are increasingly being used to reduce the cost of software development. Given that these components may not have not been developed with de...
1 In many of today’s industry, knowledge is considered a strategic tool; however, knowledge is involved in so many services with so many facets that it is very complex to effecti...
Fabrice Alizon, Steven B. Shooter, Timothy W. Simp...
A vital issue in the correct use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components is the proper understanding of their functionality, quality attributes and ways of operation. Traditi...