Towards a generic theoretical framework for pattern-based LUCC modeling

Towards a Generic Aspect-Oriented Modeling Framework

Towards a Generic Framework for Evaluating Component-Based Software Architectures

The evaluation of software architectures is crucial to ensure that the design of software systems meets the requirements. We present a generic methodical framework that enables the evaluation of component-based software architectures. It allows to determine system characteristics on the basis of the characteristics of its constituent components. Basic prerequisites are discussed and an overview...

Towards a Generic Modeling Language for Contract-Based Design

Component-based and model-driven engineering are key paradigms for handling the ever-increasing complexity of technical systems. Surprisingly few component models consider extra-functional properties as first class entities. Contract-based design is a promising paradigm, which has the potential to fill this shortage of methods for dealing with extra-functional properties. By defining the concep...

A Generic Constraints-Based Framework for Business Modeling

The potential benefits of logic-based modeling methods encourage business organizations to construct models offering flexible knowledge representation supported by correct and effective inference. However, owing to the problems of encoding expertise, the ambiguities in business concept formulation and the diversity of possible evaluation methods, there is no clear consensus on how best to apply...

A Generic Framework for Modeling Decentralized Reputation-based Trust Models

Decentralized applications do not have a single centralized authority that can safeguard peers in the system from malicious attacks. Each peer is autonomous and must adopt measures to protect itself. Reputation-based trust management systems enable peers to develop trust relationships with each other based on their reputations. These trust relationships help a peer determine the trustworthiness...