This paper describes a specialized interface to PVS called TAME (Timed Automata Modeling Environment) which provides automated support for proving properties of I/O automata. A maj...
Myla Archer, Constance L. Heitmeyer, Elvinia Ricco...
This paper develops a model for exceptions and an approach for incorporating them in commitment protocols among autonomous agents. Modeling and handling exceptions is critical for...
Multi-agent systems are now being considered a promising architectural approach for building Internet-based applications. One of the most critical and important aspects of softwar...
We give examples of situations where formal specifications of procedures in the standard pre/postcondition style become lengthy, cumbersome and difficult to change, a problem whic...
Alexander Borgida, John Mylopoulos, Raymond Reiter
the extensibility and evolution of network services and protocols had become a major research issue in recent years. The 'programmable' and 'active' network par...