ABSTRACT For sometime now, Unified Modelling Language (UML) has been accepted as a
standard for designing new systems. Its array of notations helps system designers to capture …

Quantitative performance analysis of software systems should be integrated in the early
stages of the development process. We propose a simulation-based performance modeling …

Quantitative analysis of software systems is being recognized as an important issue in the
software development process. Performance analysis can help to address quantitative …

Quantitative analysis of software systems is being recognized as an important issue in the
software development process. Performance analysis can help to address quantitative …

Contemporary factories in capital intensive industries such as semiconductor manufacturing
are very complex, with many sources of risk. The highly competitive and global business …

Abstract Model-driven architecture (MDA) is a contemporary strategy for software
development using three distinct kinds of models:(1) models expressing the problem to be …

The current generation of network-centric applications exhibits an increasingly higher
degree of mobility. Wireless networks allow devices to move from one location to another …

Building a new software system requires careful planning and investigation in order to avoid
any problems in the later stages of the development. By using a universally accepted design …

Quantitative analysis of software systems is being recognized as an important issue in the
software development process. Performance analysis can help to address quantitative …

Parallel Programming relies on the coordination of computing resources, so that they
simultaneously work towards a common objective. Achieving this requires extra effort from …