Nowadays, application needs loose-coupling approach allowing asynchronous evolution.
Service-oriented computing is a paradigm that utilizes services as fundamental elements for …

This article presents an extension of the Fractal component model targeted at programming
applications to be run on computing grids: the grid component model (GCM). First, to …

After a survey of the specific features of ubiquitous computing applications and
corresponding middleware requirements, we list the various paradigms used in the main …

A strong separation of concerns is necessary in order to make the design of domain‐specific
functional components independent from cross‐cutting concerns, such as concurrent access …

Abstract Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP) and Component-Based Software Engineering
(CBSE) offer solutions to improve the separation of concerns and to enhance a program …

This report contains a formal specification of the Fractal component model using the Alloy
specification language. The report covers all the elements of the (informal) reference …

Component-Based Software Development (CBSD) and Aspect Oriented Software
Development (AOSD) are solutions to support software evolution by decomposing a …

Many aspect-oriented middleware platforms support run-time aspect weaving, but do not
support coordinating distributed changes to a set of aspects at run-time. A distributed …

Software systems are increasingly expected to dynamically self-adapt to the changing
environments. One of the main adaptation mechanisms is dynamic recomposition of …

Component‐oriented software has become a useful tool to build larger and more complex
systems by describing the application in terms of encapsulated, loosely coupled entities …