Towards a Holistic Conceptual Modelling-Based Software Development Process
Traditionally, the Conceptual Modelling (CM) community has been interested in defining methods to model Information Systems by specifying their...
A Quantitative Summary of XML Structures
Statistical summaries in relational databases mainly focus on the distribution of data values and have been found useful for...
A Multi-perspective Framework for Organizational Patterns
The goal of this paper is twofold. First we present a multi-perspective framework supporting the description of organizational patterns,...
A Context Model for Semantic Mediation in Web Services Composition
This paper presents a context-driven approach that aims at supporting semantic mediation between composed Web services. Despite the widespread...
Modeling Service Compatibility with Pi-calculus for Choreography
Service choreography has become an emerging and promising technology to design and build complex cross-enterprise business applications. Dynamic composition...
The DeltaGrid Abstract Execution Model: Service Composition and Process Interference Handling
This paper introduces the DeltaGrid abstract execution model as a foundation for building a semantically robust execution environment for...
Evaluating Quality of Conceptual Models Based on User Perceptions
This paper presents the development of a user evaluations based quality model for conceptual modeling applying the model of...
Representation Theory Versus Workflow Patterns – The Case of BPMN
Selecting an appropriate process modeling language forms an important task within business process management projects. A wide range of...
Use Case Modeling and Refinement: A Quality-Based Approach
In this paper, we propose a quality-based use case refinement approach. It consists of a step by step refinement...
Ontology with Likeliness and Typicality of Objects in Concepts
Ontologies play an indispensable role in the Semantic Web by specifying the definitions of concepts and individual objects. However,...
