Abstract. Detection and isolation of failures in large and complex systems such as telecommunication networks are crucial and challenging tasks. The problem considered here is that...
State-equivalence based reduction techniques, e.g. bisimulation minimization, can be used to reduce a state transition system to facilitate subsequent verification tasks. However...
Emergencies today seem larger, more complex, and unique than those of the past. Responding to them requires flexibility and creativity not easily achieved. The threat-rigidity the...
New applications from the areas of analytical data processing and data integration require powerful features to condense and reconcile available data. Object-relational and other d...
Metadata is needed to facilitate data sharing among geospatial information communities. Geographic Metadata Standards are available but tend to be general and complex in nature an...