Abstract. The automata-based model checking approach for randomized distributed systems relies on an operational interleaving semantics of the system by means of a Markov decision ...
Mutation analysis is a widely-adopted strategy in software testing with two main purposes: measuring the quality of test suites, and identifying redundant code in programs. Simila...
The initial steps in carrying out a feasibility analysis for a web project, based on information obtained interactively from a prospective client, are modelled as a rulebased expe...
Performance characteristics, such as response time, throughput and scalability, are key quality attributes of distributed applications. Current practice, however, rarely applies s...
Although information retrieval research has always been concerned with improving the effectiveness of search, in some applications, such as information analysis, a more specific ...