--This paper presents a novel approach to evaluate the response time in networked automation systems (NAS) that use a client/server protocol. The developments introduced are derive...
Stochastic Petri nets (SPNs) have been proved useful for the quantitative analysis of systems. This paper introduces ArgoSPE, a tool for the performance evaluation of software syst...
We present the case study of a complex, mixed-initiative scheduling system to illustrate Work-Centered Design (WCD), a new approach for the design of information systems. WCD is b...
Keith A. Butler, Jiajie Zhang, Chris Esposito, Ali...
—The emerging wireless relay networks (WRNs) are expected to provide significant improvement on throughput and extension of coverage area for next-generation wireless systems. W...
Heterogeneous embedded systems, where configurable or application specific hardware devices (FPGAs and ASICs) are used alongside traditional processors, are becoming more and more...