We contrast using a notation extension with using a combination of notations. Specifically, we compare the use of an extended dialect of Z [10] with a combination of Z and predicat...
: Reasoning about incomplete qualitative temporal information is an essential topic in many artificial intelligence and natural language processing applications. In the domain of n...
Undefined terms involving the application of partial functions and operators are common in program specifications and in discharging proof obligations that arise in design. One wa...
Timed-trace formalisms have emerged as a powerful method for specifying and reasoning about concurrent real-time systems. We present a simple variant which builds methodically on s...
Colin J. Fidge, Ian J. Hayes, A. P. Martin, Axel W...
Abstract. Constraint automata have been used as an operational model for component connectors that coordinate the cooperation and communication of the components by means of a netw...