Abstract. We describe a method for combining formal program development with a disciplined and documented way of introducing realistic compromises, for example necessitated by reso...
Today the development of safety-critical systems is to a large extent guided by standards that make demands on both development process and system quality. Before the advent of the...
Policy conflict analysis processes based solely on the examination of policy language constructs can not readily discern the semantics associated with the managed system for which ...
Symbiosis, the collaboration of multiple organisms from different species, is common in nature. A related phenomenon, symbiogenesis, the creation of new species through the genetic...
This paper addresses the frame problem for programming theories that support both sharing and encapsulation through specification variables. The concept of dynamic frames is introd...