Abstract. P systems (known also as membrane systems) are biologically motivated theoretical models of distributed and parallel computing. The two most interesting questions in the ...
In this paper, we show how to establish correctness and time bounds (e.g., quality of service guarantees) for multi-agent systems composed of communicating rule-based agents. The f...
Smoothly bent paper-like surfaces are developable. They are however difficult to minimally parameterize since the number of meaningful parameters is intrinsically dependent on the...
Software modularization activities remain without the guidance of formal theories and models. According to Baldwin and Clark's [1] design rule theory (DRT) , modular architec...
Matthew J. LaMantia, Yuanfang Cai, Alan MacCormack...
Abstract. The current UML semantics documentation has made a signi cant step towards providing a precise description of the UML. However, at present the semantic model it proposes ...