In this work, we propose a framework for quantifying non-functional requirements (NFRs). This framework uses quality characteristics of the execution domain, application domain an...
Live Sequence Charts (LSCs) is a scenario-based language for modeling object-based reactive systems with liveness properties. A tool called the Play-Engine allows users to create ...
In this paper we illustrate the use of formal methods in the development of a benchmark application we call the Village Telephone System which is characteristic of a class of netwo...
Karthikeyan Bhargavan, Carl A. Gunter, Elsa L. Gun...
Web Services (WS hereafter) Security is a crucial aspect for technologies based on this paradigm to be completely adopted by the industry. As a consequence, a lot of initiatives h...
We describe the application of a performance engineering methodology based on UML diagrams with annotations taken from the Profile for Schedulability, Performance and Time. The me...