In order to be able to evaluate beforehand the impact of a strategical or tactical move, decision makers need reliable previsional systems. What-if analysis satisfies this need by ...
Abstract. In this paper, we develop a cognitive account of autism centered around a reliance on pictorial representations. This Thinking in Pictures hypothesis shows significant po...
Abstract. Given an ML function f : (int->int)->int how can we rigorously specify that f is pure, i.e., produces no side-effects other than those arising from calling its func...
Software components, if usedproperly, ofj~r many software engineering benefits. Yet, they also pose many original challenges starting fi'om quality assurance and ranging to a...
This chapter tackles the relation between declarative languages and multi-agent systems by following the dictates of the five Ws (and one H) that characterize investigations. The ...