Sequence Diagrams (SDs) have proven useful for describing transaction-oriented systems, and can form a basis for creating statecharts. However, distributed embedded systems require...
STAIRS is an approach to the compositional development of sequence diagrams supporting the specification of mandatory as well as potential behavior. In order to express the necess...
A design pattern is realized in various forms depending on the context of the applications. There has been intensive research on detecting pattern instances in models and in implem...
Message Sequence Charts (MSCs) are a well known language for specifying scenarios that describe how different actors (e.g., system components, people, or organizations) interact. M...
Gaining wide acceptance for the use of agents in industry requires both relating it to the nearest antecedent technology (objectoriented software development) and using artifacts t...