The first recorded usage of the word reliability dates back to the 1800s, albeit referred to a
person and not a technical system. Since then, the concept of reliability has become a …

Despite considerable research efforts on handling uncertainty in self-adaptive systems, a
comprehensive understanding of the precise nature of uncertainty is still lacking. This paper …

Commercial software development is a complex task that requires a thorough understanding
of the architecture of the software system. We analyze the Windows Server 2003 operating …

We present a novel approach to the analysis of the reliability of a component-based system
that takes into account an important architectural attribute, namely the error propagation …

It is widely accepted that software measures provide an appropriate mechanism for
understanding, monitoring, controlling, and predicting the quality of software development …

Today, the presence of harmful and inappropriate content on the web still remains one of the
most primary concerns for web users. Web classification models in the early days are limited …

Building a software architecture that meets functional requirements is a quite consolidated
activity, whereas kee** high quality attributes is still an open challenge. In this paper we …

Cascading failures may occur in many technical systems where the failure of one
component triggers successive events. Safety barriers like safety instrumented systems are …

Cascading failures can occur in many technical systems where the components are
organized as in series–parallel structures. The failures in these systems may propagate from …

Component based development is gaining popularity in the software engineering
community. The reliability of components affects the reliability of the system. Different models …