We present a framework for modeling visual notations and for generating the corresponding
visual programming environments. The framework can be used for modeling the …

This is the first handbook to cover comprehensively both software engineering and
knowledge engineering OCo two important fields that have become interwoven in recent …

In this paper, we introduce an XML-based hierarchical QoS markup language, called HQML,
to enhance distributed multimedia applications on the World Wide Web (WWW) with quality …

Visual languages have long been a pursuit of effective communication between human and
machine. With rapid advances of the Internet and Web technology, human-human …

Positional grammars are a formalism for the definition and implementation of visual
languages. They have already been used in the past as part of the VLCC system (Visual …

Recognition is considered to be a basic human mental ability in psychology [Myers and
DeWall (2018); Reisberg (2013)]. It consists of identifying the objects (systems, processes …

Positional grammars naturally extend context-free grammars for string languages to
grammars for visual languages by considering new relations in addition to string …

We present a technique for implementing visual language compilers through standard
compiler generation platforms. The technique exploits eXtended Positional Grammars …

Disease prediction using computer-based methods is now an established area of research.
The importance of technological intervention is necessary for the better management of …

Abstract Evaluation of dressing activities is essential in the assessment of the performance
of patients with psycho-motor impairments. However, the current practice of monitoring …