A hierarchical framework for the recognition of complex deformable shapes is developed. In extension to traditional approaches an additional layer of control is introduced to guid...
Abstract— Developing a full-fledged cost-based XQuery optimizer is a fairly complex task. Nowadays, there is little knowledge concerning suitable cost formulae and optimization ...
Abstract. Navigability is a main concern in the design of Web applications. In order to assess such navigability a number of measures has been proposed. From them, measures defined...
Abstract. Due to the wide-spread use of decision support systems (DSS), methods are required by software companies. Several concepts and methods have been suggested for decision-ma...
We present a case study that aims at quantitative assessment of the impact of requirements changes, and quantitative estimation of costs of the development activities that must be ...