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Software systems are becoming heterogeneous: instead of a small number of large programs from well-established sources, a user's desktop may now consist of many smaller compo...
Many modern chemical plants have to be modelled as complex hybrid systems consisting of various continuous and event-discrete components. Besides of the modular and easy-to-read s...
Although design metaphors play an important role in many software projects, their influence on system functionality, project methodology and the interactions among members of the ...
The design of complex systems is largely ruled by the time needed for verification. Even though formal methods can provide higher reliability, in practice often simulation based ve...