A fundamental question in causal inference is whether it is possible to reliably infer the manipulation effects from observational data. There are a variety of senses of asymptot...
Internet protocols encapsulate a significant amount of state, making implementing the host software complex. In this paper, we define the Statecall Policy Language (SPL) which pr...
In this paper we investigate principles of the representation of time and modality in terms of conceptual graphs. Based on the works of A. N. Prior, and C. S. Peirce, we suggest a ...
Abstract. Software systems are becoming more and more part of human life influencing organizational and social activities. This introduces the need of considering the design of a ...
Software complexity has increased substantially in the last decade. This has made software development teams work faster and under tight budgets. Reusing software can be a way of s...
Paulo Gomes, Francisco C. Pereira, Paulo Paiva, Nu...