In this paper we present a formal approach to analyse performance for distributed systems, which is integrated in the early stages of the software development process. We propose ...
We utilize the situation calculus to develop a logical model of hypertext systems. The work builds upon the earlier work of Bieber and Kimbrough in the logical modeling of hyperte...
Goal-oriented methodologies have demonstrated some adequacy for modelling composite systems, from high level desired properties to operational requirements on responsible agents. T...
Christophe Ponsard, Nadiya Balych, Philippe Masson...
In a rational programming language, a program specifies a situation faced by an agent; evaluating the program amounts to computing what a rational agent would believe or do in the...
With the consolidation of the Internet and other computer networks, the need of sophisticated systems to retrieve information increased enormously. In these networks, information ...
Rafael T. de Sousa Jr., Alexandre C. V. de Oliveir...