In this paper we present a sketch modelling system which we call Stilton. The program resembles a desktop VRML browser, allowing a user to navigate a 3D model in a perspective pro...
The agent paradigm can be seen as an extension of the notion of (active) objects by concepts like autonomy and cooperation. Mainstream object-oriented modeling techniques do not a...
In the traditional data exchange setting, source instances are restricted to be complete in the sense that every fact is either true or false in these instances. Although natural ...
The increasing power of modern computers steadily opens up new application domains for advanced data processing such as engineering and knowledge-based applications. To meet their...
The growing number of information security breaches in electronic and computing systems calls for new design paradigms that consider security as a primary design objective. This i...