Many different types of models are used in various scientific and engineering fields,
reflecting the subject matter and the kinds of understanding that is sought in each field …

The main measure of the success of a software system is the degree to which it meets its
purpose. Therefore, identifying this purpose must be one of the main activities in the …

Processing applications with a large number of dimensions has been a challenge for the
KDD community. Feature selection, an effective dimensionality reduction technique, is an …

Security issues for software systems ultimately concern relationships among social actors
stakeholders, system users, potential attackers-and the software acting on their behalf. We …

This paper presents a conceptual framework for security engineering, with a strong focus on
security requirements elicitation and analysis. This conceptual framework establishes a …

Abstract Knowledge management research focuses on concepts, methods, and tools
supporting the management of human knowledge. The main objective of this paper is to …

Abstract A Process for Agent Societies Specification and Implementation (PASSI) is a step-
by-step requirement-to-code methodology for designing and developing multi-agent …

Security is a concern that must be taken into consideration starting from the early stages of
system development. Over the last two decades, researchers and engineers have …

PASSI (a Process for Agent Societies Specification and Implementation) is a step-by-step
requirement-to-code methodology for designing and developing multi-agent societies …

It is generally accepted that early determination of the stakeholder requirements assists in
the development of systems that better meet the needs of those stakeholders. General …