The paper describes the design of a generation component for a spoken dialogue system. After discussing three existing models of generation, a model based on new information focus...
We introduce a Janus-faced reference net component that presents the basis for the recursive composition of complex systems from open system units. We particularly focus on the ope...
This paper elaborates on the application of some aspects of robust systems control theory to the management of uncertainty and risk in distributed and complex design processes, ha...
Common features of current information systems have significant impact on software architectures of these systems. The systems can not be realised as monoliths, formal specifica...
Component systems have become a wide-spread technology and found their place in several application domains. Each component system has its specifics and particularities that re...