Mediation is the process of decomposing a task into subtasks, finding agents suitable for these subtasks and negotiating with agents to obtain commitments to execute these subtas...
We consider a class of queueing networks referred to as “generalized constrained queueing networks” which form the basis of several different communication networks and inform...
In this paper, we develop a symbolic representation for timed concurrent constraint (tccp) programs, which can be used for defining a lightweight model–checking algorithm for re...
Hybrid systems like computer-controlled chemical plants are typical safety critical distributed systems. In present practice, the safety of hybrid systems is guaranteed by hazard ...
Use Cases are a wide-spread informal method for specifying the requirements of a technical system in the early development phase. Z is a formal notation which aims to support, bes...