SOFL (Structured-Object-Based-Formal Language) is a formal language and method for practical systems development. As a language, it integrates data ow diagrams, VDM-SL, and Petri ...
— In pervasive environment, it is essential for computing applications to be context-aware. However, one of the major challenges is the establishment of a generic and dynamic con...
Bigraphs are emerging as a (meta-)model for concurrent calculi, like CCS, ambients, πcalculus, and Petri nets. They are built orthogonally on two structures: a hierarchical place...
Giovanni Conforti, Damiano Macedonio, Vladimiro Sa...
This paper introduces XHMBS (the eXtended Hyperdocument Model Based on Statecharts) to support the formal specification of general hypermedia applications. XHMBS uses a novel form...
Fabiano Borges Paulo, Marcelo Augusto Santos Turin...
This paper develops a model for exceptions and an approach for incorporating them in commitment protocols among autonomous agents. Modeling and handling exceptions is critical for...