Graph Transformations
Graph Transformations

Author: Hartmut Ehrig

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-09-21

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 3642159281

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Graphs are among the simplest and most universal models for a variety of s- tems, not just in computer science, but throughout engineering and the life sciences. When systems evolve we are interested in the way they change, to p- dict, support, or react to their evolution. Graph transformation combines the idea of graphs as a universal modelling paradigm with a rule-based approach to specify their evolution. The area is concerned with both the theory of graph transformation and their application to a variety of domains. The biannual International Conferences on Graph Transformation aim at bringingtogetherresearchersandpractitionersinterestedin the foundations and applicationsof graphtransformation.The ?fth conference,ICGT 2010,was held at the University of Twente (The Netherlands) in September/October 2010, alongwith severalsatellite events.It continuedthe line ofconferences previously held in Barcelona (Spain) in 2002, Rome (Italy) 2004, Natal (Brazil) in 2006 and Leicester (UK) in 2008, as well as a series of six International Workshops on Graph Transformation with Applications in Computer Science from 1978 to 1998. Also, ICGT alternates with the workshop series on Application of Graph Transformation with Industrial Relevance (AGTIVE). The conference was held under the auspices of EATCS and EASST.

Rewriting Techniques and Applications
Rewriting Techniques and Applications

Author: Vincent van Oostrom

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-05-24

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 3540221530

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Rewriting Techniques and Applications, RTA 2004, held in Aachen, Germany in June 2004.

Models of Computation
Models of Computation

Author: Maribel Fernandez

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-04-14

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1848824343

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A Concise Introduction to Computation Models and Computability Theory provides an introduction to the essential concepts in computability, using several models of computation, from the standard Turing Machines and Recursive Functions, to the modern computation models inspired by quantum physics. An in-depth analysis of the basic concepts underlying each model of computation is provided. Divided into two parts, the first highlights the traditional computation models used in the first studies on computability: - Automata and Turing Machines; - Recursive functions and the Lambda-Calculus; - Logic-based computation models. and the second part covers object-oriented and interaction-based models. There is also a chapter on concurrency, and a final chapter on emergent computation models inspired by quantum mechanics. At the end of each chapter there is a discussion on the use of computation models in the design of programming languages.

Diagrammatic Representation and Inference
Diagrammatic Representation and Inference

Author: Gem Stapleton

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2008-09-22

Total Pages: 455

ISBN-13: 3540877304

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Diagrams is an international and interdisciplinary conference series, covering all aspects of research on the theory and application of diagrams. Recent technological advances have enabled the large-scale adoption of d- grams in a diverse range of areas. Increasingly sophisticated visual represen- tions are emerging and, to enable e?ective communication, insight is required into how diagrams are used and when they are appropriate for use. The per- sive, everyday use of diagrams for communicating information and ideas serves to illustrate the importance of providing a sound understanding of the role that diagrams can, and do, play. Research in the ?eld of diagrams aims to improve our understanding of the role of diagrams, sketches and other visualizations in communication, computation, cognition, creative thought, and problem solving. These concerns have triggered a surge of interest in the study of diagrams. The study of diagrammatic communication as a whole must be pursued as an interdisciplinary endeavour.Diagrams 2008 was the ?fth event in this conf- ence series, which was launched in Edinburghduring September 2000.Diagrams attracts a large number of researchers from virtually all related ?elds, placing the conference as a major international event in the area. Diagrams is the only conference that provides a united forum for all areas that are concerned with the study of diagrams: for example, architecture, - ti?cial intelligence, cartography, cognitive science, computer science, education, graphicdesign,historyofscience,human-computerinteraction,linguistics,logic, mathematics,philosophy,psychology,andsoftwaremodelling.Weseeissuesfrom all of these ?elds discussed in the papers collected in the present volume.

Rewriting Techniques and Applications
Rewriting Techniques and Applications

Author: Aart Middeldorp

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2003-06-29

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 3540451277

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Rewriting Techniques and Applications, RTA 2001, held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in May 2001. The 23 revised full papers presented together with two system descriptions were carefully reviewed and selected from 55 submissions. All current aspects of rewriting are addressed.

Implementation and Application of Functional Languages
Implementation and Application of Functional Languages

Author: Andrew Butterfield

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-01-20

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 3540691758

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 17th International Workshop on Implementation and Applications of Functional Languages, IFL 2005, held in Dublin, Ireland in September 2005. Ranging from theoretical and methodological topics to implementation issues and applications in various contexts, the papers address all current issues on functional and function-based languages.

Interaction Nets
Interaction Nets

Author: Abubakar Hassan

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Interaction nets are a relatively new model of computation which arose from a generalisation of multiplicative proof nets of linear logic. They enjoy nice properties such as locality of reduction, strong confluence and Turing completeness, which makes them an interesting model of computation in computer science. The definition of interaction nets allows them to share computation: reducible expressions (active pairs) cannot be duplicated. For these reasons, optimal and efficient A-calculus evaluators based on interaction nets have evolved. Indeed, interaction nets have proved to be very useful for studying the dynamics of computation. However, they remain fruitful only for theoretical investigations and unusable in practice. The main drawback for the practical use of interaction nets as a high-level programming language is that they are still in a pure form: they lack features that modern programming languages offer, for instance syntactic sugar, language constructs, data-structures, etc. In this thesis, we study various extensions that lift interaction nets from their pure form to allow them to be used as a practical programming language. These extensions give rise to high-level constructs which allow programmers to write simpler and more efficient programs. In particular, we study mechanisms to facilitate nested pattern matching, conditional rewrite rules, built-in data types, states, and program structure. We put these constructs into practice and the language INETS is designed as the first member of a family of languages. The second part of the thesis describes an implementation of INETS. We propose an abstract machine for interaction nets (IAM) then define a compiler from INETS to IAM instructions. Results from our prototype implementation of IAM indicate an excellent performance compared to other interaction net implementations. Further, we design and implement a compiler from INETS to native codes through the C language. We gain an excellent performance compared to IAM and other interaction net implementations.

Foundation of Software Science and Computation Structures
Foundation of Software Science and Computation Structures

Author: Jerzy Tiuryn

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2003-06-26

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 3540464328

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ETAPS2000wasthethirdinstanceoftheEuropeanJointConferencesonTheory and Practice of Software. ETAPS is an annual federated conference that was established in 1998 by combining a number of existing and new conferences. This year it comprisedv e conferences (FOSSACS, FASE, ESOP,CC, TACAS), ve satellite workshops (CBS, CMCS, CoFI, GRATRA, INT), seven invited lectures, a panel discussion, and ten tutorials. The events that comprise ETAPS address various aspects of the system - velopmentprocess,includingspeci cation,design,implementation,analysis,and improvement. The languages, methodologies, and tools which support these - tivities are all well within its scope. Die rent blends of theory and practice are represented, with an inclination towards theory with a practical motivation on one hand and soundly-based practice on the other. Many of the issues involved in software design apply to systems in general, including hardware systems, and the emphasis on software is not intended to be exclusive. ETAPS is a loose confederation in which each event retains its own identity, with a separate program committee and independent proceedings. Its format is open-ended, allowing it to grow and evolve as time goes by. Contributed talks and system demonstrations are in synchronized parallel sessions, with invited lectures in plenary sessions. Two of the invited lectures are reserved for \u- fying" talks on topics of interest to the whole range of ETAPS attendees.

Implementation and Application of Functional Languages
Implementation and Application of Functional Languages

Author: Sven-Bodo Scholz

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-09-28

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 3642244521

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 20th International Workshop on Implementation and Applications of Functional Languages, IFL 2008, held in Hatfield, UK, in September 2008. The 15 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 31 submissions. Topics of interest cover a wide range from novel language designs, theoretical underpinnings, compilation and optimisation techniques for diverse hardware architectures, to applications, programming techniques and novel tools.

Business Process Management
Business Process Management

Author: Chiara Di Francescomarino

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-08-31

Total Pages: 510

ISBN-13: 3031416201

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Business Process Management, BPM 2023, which took place in Utrecht, The Netherlands, in September 2023. The 27 papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 151 submissions. They were organized in three main research tracks: Foundations, engineering, and management.