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ICECCS
2006
IEEE
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Engineering Emergence
We explore various definitions and characteristics of emergence, how we might recognise and measure emergence, and how we might engineer emergent systems. We discuss the TUNA (...
Susan Stepney, Fiona Polack, Heather R. Turner
ICECCS
2006
IEEE
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Communicating Complex Systems
Peter H. Welch, Fred R. M. Barnes, Fiona Polack
ICECCS
2006
IEEE
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A Layered Behavioural Model of Platelets
There is great interest in the application of nanotechnology to medicine, but concerns for safety are paramount. We present a modelling technique based on CSP and B as a starting ...
Steve Schneider, Helen Treharne, Ana Cavalcanti, J...
ICECCS
2006
IEEE
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Inference of Design Pattern Instances in UML models via Logic Programming
This paper formalizes the notion of a design model structurally conforming to a design pattern by representing the model as a logic program whilst the pattern as a query. The conf...
Dae-Kyoo Kim, Lunjin Lu
ICECCS
2006
IEEE
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Model-based Design of Distributed Collaborative Bioinformatics Processes in the jABC
Abstract— Our approach to the model-driven collaborative design of workflows for bioinformatic applications uses the jABC [6] for model driven mediation and choreography to comp...
Tiziana Margaria, Christian Kubczak, Marc Njoku, B...
ICECCS
2006
IEEE
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A Type System for the Relational Calculus of Object Systems
Being a successful technique in software practice, Object Orientation (OO) is a hot topic in academic research fields. Among many formalisms, rCOS, a refinement calculus of obje...
Liang Zhao, Xiangpeng Zhao, Quan Long, Zongyan Qiu