Program Slicing has many applications in software engineering activities. However, until recently, no slicing algorithm has been presented that can compute executable slices for concurrent logic programs. In this paper we present a dependence-graph based approach to computing executable slice for concurrent logic programs. The dependence-based representation used in this paper is called the Arg...

This paper presents an approach to the development of concurrent engineering software applications based on a knowledge sharing technology. In this approach, individual programmers write their programs in the form of separate modules called Software Agents, which interoperate with their peers using an expressive communication standard called Agent Communication Language. The runtime activities ...

Data management tools that effectively capture engineering changes are necessary so that engineers can work on the design and implementation of a product concurrently. We report on an experiment in which PDES/STEP was used to communicate an original product data set between two engineers, and delta files were used to communicate subsequent engineering changes. The experiment demonstrates the po...

Concurrent Engineering has been successfully implemented in mainly large companies. CEPRA aims to introduce and optimise Concurrent Engineering in small and medium companies. Therefore, a methodology and a software system has been developed. The paper outlines the CEPRA methodology to establish Concurrent Engineering in small and medium companies; in addition an overview of the CEPRA consulting...

When designing and implementing real world ambient intelligent systems we are in need of applicable information systems engineering methods. The tools we find in the intelligent systems area focus on the knowledge engineering parts, whereas traditional software engineering techniques are usually not designed with the peculiarities of intelligent systems design in mind. This holds in particular ...

Metabolic engineering modifies cellular function to address various biochemical applications. Underlying metabolic engineering efforts are a host of tools and knowledge that are integrated to enable successful outcomes. Concurrent development of computational and experimental tools has enabled different approaches to metabolic engineering. One approach is to leverage knowledge and computational...