In the engineering, Simulation Based Design (SBD) has been generalizing. This paper proposes a new Web communication form of knowledge-based contents for collaborative Virtual Engineering in worldwide Distributed Engineering Environment (DEE). This paper describes the architecture and example demonstrations of Web-based World Wide Simulation Environment (WISE) using engineering information and ...

With the growing popularity of XML as the data representation language, collections of XML data have exploded in numbers. The methods are required to manage and discover the useful information from them for improved document handling. We present a schema clustering process by organising heterogeneous XML schemas into groups. The methodology considers not only the linguistic and the context of t...

Erratum n.b. The errors and associated corrections described in this document concerning the original manuscript were accountable to the production department handling this manuscript, and thus are no fault of the authors of this paper. During the production process Ou-Chen Wang was omitted from the list of corresponding authors in the original article [1]. Both Xiao-Hua Zhang and Ou-Chen Wang ...

We consider the problem of real-time interactive simulation of deformation, plasticity and fracture. This document compares, contrasts, and synthesizes two recent directions in the field (covered in four papers). Both directions improve upon a linear elastic model for simulating deformations and use the finite element method (FEM), but approach the problem of handling large rotational deformati...

This document defines basic terminology for describing different types of Network Address Translation (NAT) behavior when handling Unicast UDP and also defines a set of requirements that would allow many applications, such as multimedia communications or online gaming, to work consistently. Developing NATs that meet this set of requirements will greatly increase the likelihood that these applic...

This paper presents ongoing work in the definition of a contracting language, which can be used not only to specify agreed behaviour in service-oriented architectures but also for agentmediated systems. The contract clauses are based in deontic notions such as obligations, permissions and prohibitions. The language not only covers the contract document itself but several layers of communication...

This paper presents the object-centered database system LINCKS as a platform for applications in Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW). LINCKS is an object-centered database management system with extended support for multiple views, temporal data handling and composite objects. Several features, such as the parallel editing support, make sharing and reuse of objects and cooperation betwee...