AUTOSAR is a recent specification initiative which focuses on a model-driven architecture like methodology for automotive applications. However, needed engineering steps, or how-t...
The support of QoS properties in component-based software requires the run-time selection of appropriate concrete QoS contracts at the ports of the interacting components. Such a s...
Systems of connected appliances, such as home theaters and presentation rooms, are becoming commonplace in our homes and workplaces. These systems are often difficult to use, in p...
Jeffrey Nichols, Brandon Rothrock, Duen Horng Chau...
Distributed Real-Time Embedded systems (DRE) increasingly rely on COTS middleware to meet their distribution needs. Yet, there is a technology gap between the design of COTS middl...
Dealing with dependability requirements is a complex task for stakeholders and analysts as many different aspects of a system must be taken into account at the same time: services...
Paolo Donzelli, Daniel Hirschbach, Victor R. Basil...