Requirements engineering (RE) is concerned with the elicitation of the objectives to be
achieved by the system envisioned, the operationalization of such objectives into …

This paper describes work on Named Entity Recognition (NER), in preparation for Relation
Extraction (RE), on data from a historical archive organisation. As is often the case in the …

Abstract Domain Specific Modeling Languages (DSMLs) are essential elements in Model-
based Engineering. Each DSML allows capturing certain properties of the system, while …

There is a wide variety of drivers for business process modelling initiatives, reaching from
organisational redesign to the development of information systems. Consequently, a …

One of the main advantages of the UML is its possibility to model different views on a system
using a range of diagram types. The various diagrams can be used to specify different …

Abstract Models are abstractions used to precisely represent specific aspects of a system in
order to make work easier for engineers. This separation of concerns naturally leads to a …

Process-aware information systems typically involve various kinds of process stakeholders.
That, in turn, leads to multiple process models that capture a common process from different …

ABSTRACT The Unified Modeling Language (UML) offers different diagrams to depict the
behavior of a modeled system and its elements. When employing different diagrams during …

Intheworldweliveinconcurrencyisthenorm. Forexample, thehumanbody
isamassivelyconcurrentsystem, comprisingahugenumberofcells, allsim-taneously evolving …

Open Distributed Processing (ODP) is a joint ITU/ISO standardisation framework for
constructing distributed systems in a multi-vendor environment. Central to the ODP …