Model checking has proven to be an effective technology for verification and debugging in hardware and more recently in software domains. We believe that recent trends in both th...
Matthew B. Dwyer, John Hatcliff, Matthew Hoosier, ...
Our goal in this paper is to introduce and motivatea methodology, called Tropos, for building agent oriented software systems. Tropos is based on two key ideas. First, the notion ...
Paolo Bresciani, Anna Perini, Paolo Giorgini, Faus...
Learning how to create, test, and revise models is a central skill in scientific reasoning. We argue that qualitative modeling provides an appropriate level of representation for ...
Kenneth D. Forbus, Karen Carney, Bruce L. Sherin, ...
ÐIn this paper, we describe the incremental specification of a power transformer station controller using a controller synthesis methodology. We specify the main requirements as s...
We propose a novel biometrics cryptosystem where one can send and receive secure information using just the fingerprints. This cryptosystem is a judicious blend of the asymmetric ...