Formal specification and verification of protocols have been credited for uncovering protocol flaws; revealing inadequacies in protocol design of the Initial Stage and Negotiation...
Rong Du, Ernest Foo, Colin Boyd, Kim-Kwang Raymond...
—The notion of Architectural Vulnerability Factor (AVF) has been extensively used by designers to evaluate various aspects of design robustness. While AVF is a very accurate way ...
Through a study of web site design practice, we observed that web site designers employ multiple representations of web sites as they progress through the design process, and that...
Modularity is one of the most important properties of a software design, with significant impact on changeability and evolvability. However, a formalized and automated approach i...
Large systems often have a long life-span and comprise many intricately related elements. The verification and maintenance of these systems require a good understanding of their ...