C. Thomas Wu is a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. His research interests include Database Modeling, Object-Oriented Design and Programming, and User Interface. He has written two introductory object-oriented programming books (one in C++ and another in Java), both published from McGrawHill. He is currently working on an intermediate object-oriented programming book. ...

This work aims to extend the algebraical approach to graph transformation to model object-oriented systems structures and computations. A graph grammar based formal framework for object-oriented system modeling is presented, incorporating both the static aspects of system modeling and the dynamic aspects of computation of objectoriented programs.

Process and object-orientation are basic concepts of modeling, implementing and customizing information systems. In this paper we present two approaches of combining those concepts into a coherent way. In the first approach we discuss how to transform business process models (Event-driven Process Chain (EPC) diagrams) into object-oriented models (Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams). The m...

The advantages of Florid as a deductive object{oriented database system are the rich object{oriented modeling facilities of its language F-logic. The focus of this paper is on Florid's multiple inheritance mechanism which turns out to be a useful means to adapt various examples of nonmonotonic reasoning in the object{oriented setting.

The agent paradigm can be seen as an extension of the notion of (active) objects by concepts like autonomy and cooperation. Mainstream object-oriented modeling techniques do not account for these agent-speci4c aspects. Therefore, dedicated techniques for agent-oriented modeling are required which are based on the concepts and notations of object-oriented modeling and extend these in order to su...

Collection types such as sets, bags and arrays have been used as data structures in both traditional and object oriented programming. Although sets were used as record components in early database work, this practice was largely discontinued with the widespread adoption of relational databases. Object-relational and object databases once again allow database designers to embed collections as da...

This paper introduces an object-oriented methodology for distributed objects, SIMOD Systems Interoperability Methodology for Distributed Objects, based on the OOram role modeling methodology extended with an architecturedriven approach based on distributed objects and the ISO RM ODP viewpoints. OOram is an object-oriented analysis and design methodology suited for the development of distributed...

In this paper the framework for business object modeling with focus on distributed enterprise is proposed. It is based on Business Object Architecture, UML and Catalysis method. Business Object Architecture is methodology bringing business semantics to component-based development – the next generation of object-oriented methodology. Basic modeling concepts are business objects, business process...