Abstract. Description Logics (DLs) are a family of logic based knowledge representation formalisms. Although they have a range of applications (e.g., configuration and information...
—Multiway Decision Graphs (MDGs) subsume Binary Decision Diagrams (BDDs) and extend them by a first-order formulae suitable for model checking of data path circuits. In this pap...
The shapes of forests of inheritance trees can affect the amount of code reuse in an object-oriented system. Designers can benefit from knowing how structuring decisions affect r...
In authorization, there is often a wish to shift the burden of proof to those making requests, since they may have more resources and more specific knowledge to construct the requi...
The Department of Defense (DoD) has become increasingly reliant on models and in particular on simulation models. The military-defense establishment and its combat-preparation ori...