Few existing approaches towards architectural evolution deal with unanticipated evolution. This is an important restriction, since a lot of architectural changes are very di cult ...
A persistent problem in the use of automated workflow management systems for inter-organizational workflows has been the need for manual redefinition of coordination points in the...
Simple Temporal Networks (STNs) are frequently used in scheduling applications, as they provide a powerful and general tool for managing temporal constraints. One obstacle to thei...
The definition and management of access rules (e.g., to control the access to business documents and business functions) is an important task within any enterprise information sy...
Demands to match security with performance in Web applications where access to shared data needs to be controlled dynamically make self-protecting security schemes attractive. Yet...
Anne V. D. M. Kayem, Patrick Martin, Selim G. Akl,...