This paper discusses the use of Attribute-Based Architectural Styles (ABASs)—architectural styles accompanied by explicit analysis reasoning frameworks—in design. The paper has two main objectives: to convince readers that ABASs provide a basis for insightful reasoning about a software architecture’s ability to meet its quality attribute goals; and to demonstrate the utility of ABASs by showing...

In this paper we apply a model-driven engineering approach to designing domain-specific solutions for robot control system development. We present a case study of the complete process, including identification of the domain metamodel, graphical notation definition and source code generation for subsumption architecture – a well-known example of robot control architecture. Our goal is to show th...

Virtual architecture is a networked spatial environment designed using the metaphor of physical architecture, from which virtual architecture inherits many visual and spatial characteristics. However, in order to further explore its potential, virtual architecture need to go beyond its physical metaphor to develop its own theories and styles. One important step of this process is to establish a...

Software architecture is considered one of the most important indices of software engineering today. Software Architecture is a technical description of a system indicating its component structures and their relationships, and is the principles and rules governing designing. The success of the software depends on whether the system can satisfy the quality attributes. One of the most critical as...

Software architecture is considered one of the most important indices of software engineering today. Software Architecture is a technical description of a system indicating its component structures and their relationships, and is the principles and rules governing designing. The success of the software depends on whether the system can satisfy the quality attributes. One of the most critical as...

An approach to the pre-runtime design of normative systems for problem-solving multi-agent systems (MAS) is suggested. A key element of this approach is to employ evolutionary mechanisms to evolve efficient normative systems. To illustrate, a genetic algoritm is used in the process of designing a normative system for an example MAS based on the Dalmas architecture for normregulated MAS. It is d...

Proper decisions play a crucial role in any software architecture design process. An important decision of design stage is the selection of a suitable software architecture style. Lack of investigation on the quantitative impact of architecture styles on software quality attributes is the main problem in using such styles. Consequently, the use of architecture styles in designing is based on th...

In the process of software architecture design, different decisions are made that have systemwide impact. An important decision of design stage is the selection of a suitable software architecture style. Lack of investigation on the quantitative impact of architecture styles on software quality attributes is the main problem in using such styles. So, the use of architecture styles in designing ...