In this paper, we present a generic approach to integrate datatypes expressed using formal specification languages within state diagrams. Our main motivations are (i) to be able t...
Some systems interact with their environment at physically distributed interfaces, called ports, and in testing such a system it is normal to place a tester at each port. Each test...
In component-based software engineering, reconfiguration describes structural changes to the architecture of a component system. For stateful components, not only structural but a...
Denotational mathematics is a category of expressive mathematical structures that deals with high-level mathematical entities beyond numbers and sets, such as abstract objects, com...
In this paper we propose that a metaphor can be used to represent domains that are not easily quantifiable. The metaphor then can be used as an interface to communicate informatio...