We introduce Hybrid Sequence Charts (HySCs) as a visual description technique for communication in hybrid system models. To that end, we adapt a subset of the well-known MSC synta...
In this study we focus on the specification and assessment of Stochastic Petri net (SPN) models to evaluate the design of an embedded system for reliability and availability. The ...
Frederick T. Sheldon, Stefan Greiner, Matthias Ben...
This paper details results of an experiment to empirically evaluate the effectiveness and user acceptability of human-like synthetic agents in a multi-modal electronic retail scen...
Helen McBreen, Paul Shade, Mervyn A. Jack, Peter J...
Dynamic Power Management (DPM) is a technique to reduce power consumption of electronic systems by selectively shutting down idle components. The quality of the shutdown control a...
Support for system speci cation in terms of modelling and simulation environments has become a common practice in safety-critical applications. Also, a current trend is the automat...