Key frame extraction has been recognized as one of the important research issues in video
information retrieval. Although progress has been made in key frame extraction, the existing …

Due to the inherent nature of their heterogeneity, resource scarcity and dynamism, the
provision of middleware for future networked embedded environments is a challenging task …

Constructing and executing distributed systems that can adapt to their operating context in
order to sustain provided services and the service qualities are complex tasks. Managing …

In this paper we propose an approach to support the design and operation of dynamically
adaptive systems. We apply the concept of variability modeling from software product lines …

As computer systems become increasingly mission-critical, used in life-critical situations,
and relied upon to protect intellectual property, operating-system reliability is becoming an …

In this paper the RUNES approach to the development of software for networked embedded
systems is described. There is a need for a program platform with abstractions that are able …

Runtime adaptive systems are able to dynamically transform their internal structure, and
hence their behavior, in response to internal or external changes. Such transformations …

Component-based systems must support dynamic reconfigurations to adapt to their
execution context, but not at the cost of reliability. Fractal provides intrinsic support for …

Next generation embedded systems will be composed of large numbers of heterogeneous
devices. These will typically be resource-constrained (such as sensor motes), will use …

Software systems are seen more and more as evolutive systems. At the design phase,
software is constantly in adaptation by the building process itself, and at runtime, it can be …