Abstract. Emergent behaviour (EB) is a common phenomenon in multi-agent systems (MAS) where autonomous agents perform certain actions with only limited access to local information ...
In order to extensively explore design space one has to specify a n a very abstract level. Transforming a specification into a correct implementation is usually an error prone tas...
In this paper we propose a behavioural model, namely the Extended Modal Labeled Transition Systems, as a basis for the formalization of the different notions of variability usuall...
Reuse of application software has been limited and sometimes has led to accidents. This paper suggests some requirements for successful and safe application software reuse and dem...
We propose a mechanism for object access control which is based on the UML. Specifically, we propose use of ownership and immutability constraints on UML associations and verifica...