In this paper, we argue that KBS validation should not be limited to testing functional properties of the system, such as its input - output behavior, but must also address its dy...
We use the OPA complex systems model of the power transmission system to investigate the effect of a series of different network upgrade scenarios on the long time dynamics and th...
David E. Newman, Benjamin A. Carreras, Vickie E. L...
Mechatronic systems are embedded software systems with hard real-time requirements. Predictability is of paramount importance for these systems. Thus, their design has to take the...
Sven Burmester, Matthias Gehrke, Holger Giese, Sim...
This paper presents a method for admission control and request scheduling for multiply-tiered e-commerce Web sites, achieving both stable behavior during overload and improved res...
Sameh Elnikety, Erich M. Nahum, John M. Tracey, Wi...
This paper examines the value drivers and e-business infrastructures for collaborative commerce across two distinct types of business-to-business governance arrangements in Financ...