This paper presents behavior contracts as a new assertion mechanism and a tool that uses such contracts to support the testing of Object-Oriented (OO) systems. A behavior contract...
In the context of distributed real-time systems as deployed in the avionic and the automotive domain a substantial number of system malfunctions result from connector faults. For ...
Spin systems are a general way to describe local interactions between nodes in a graph. In statistical mechanics, spin systems are often used as a model for physical systems. In c...
Abstract— Despite the emergence of voice over IP and videoconferencing services, recent studies have shown that the Internet still may not provide acceptable quality for interact...
Fernando Silveira Filho, Edson H. Watanabe, Edmund...
This paper describes the initial findings of a case study intended to identify important organizational catalysts and impediments to implementing and using security technologies a...