The distinction between safety and liveness properties is due to Lamport who gave the following informal characterization. Safety properties assert that nothing bad ever happens w...
any benefits. Most significantly, an abstract architectural model can provide a global perspective of the system and expose important system-level properties and integrity constrai...
David Garlan, Shang-Wen Cheng, An-Cheng Huang, Bra...
We propose ontological blending as a new method for `creatively' combining ontologies. In contrast to other combination techniques that aim at integrating or assimilating cate...
Joana Hois, Oliver Kutz, Till Mossakowski, John A....
Abstract. Workflow is an important approach for the specification and management of complex processing tasks. This approach is especially powerful for utilizing distributed service...
Abstract. This paper uses a theory of composition based on existential and universal properties. Universal properties are useful to describe components interactions through shared ...