The inexorable penetration of software into practically every facet of modern society calls for
sophisticated architectural styles, including ones that can support architectures with …

A key aspect of the design of any software system is its architecture. An architecture
description, from a runtime perspective, should provide a formal specification of the …

Coupling of modelling and analysis tools requires that both ends strictly comply with the
same semantic definition of the exchanged model. This is particularly important for real-time …

Abstract Design patterns capture proven solutions, which, if applied intelligently, can result
in significant benefits in terms of productivity and reliability. Architectural patterns are …

A good architectural design allows to capture the overall complexity of large, distributed
systems at a higher level of abstraction. This is especially important for reconfigurable …

Abstract Architecture description languages (ADLs) and architecture analysis and design
languages (AADLs) are important modelling and analysing languages for the software …

In this paper, we propose a unified approach based on visual notations for describing
dynamic component-based software architectures. Our approach allows describing the …

A recent trend in computing is towards more autonomous software systems. This is mainly
driven by that our daily life more and more depends on computers and software. Areas like …

Software architecture description languages offer a convenient way of describing the high-
level structure of a software system. Such descriptions facilitate rapid prototyping, code …

A large proportion of the requirements on embedded real-time systems stems from the extra-
functional dimensions of time and space determinism, dependability, safety and security …