This paper introduces a framework for security-oriented software service composition and evolution. Key building blocks of the framework are a semantic model for specifying the se...
data model provides an abstract, conceptual framework; a concrete syntax is also required and XML is used for this purpose. The XML namespace mechanism serves to identify RDF Schem...
The capability of revising its beliefs upon new information in a rational and efficient way is crucial for an intelligent agent. The classical work in belief revision focuses on i...
Abstract. In this paper we are concerned with proposing, analyzing and implementing simple, yet flexible, constructs for multi-agent programming. In particular, we wish to extend ...
The definition and management of access rules (e.g., to control the access to business documents and business functions) is an important task within any enterprise information sy...