We outline and clarify the essential concepts of the componentware paradigm. After motivating the role of formal foundations and introducing a number of useful description techniq...
Klaus Bergner, Andreas Rausch, Marc Sihling, Alexa...
The work in this paper is directed towards sophisticated formalisms for reasoning under probabilistic uncertainty in ontologies in the Semantic Web. Ontologies play a central role...
Ontologies play a core role in the success of the Semantic Web as they provide a shared vocabulary for different resources and applications. Developing an error-free ontology is a...
Abstract. For over a decade, agent research has shown that social commitments support the definition of open multiagent systems by capturing the responsibilities that agents contr...
Philippe Pasquier, Roberto A. Flores, Brahim Chaib...
Churn has been identified as an important issue in a wide range of industries. In social networks, churn represents a significant risk for the health and functioning of communities...