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Software Process Improvement at Hughes Aircraft
Authors: Watts S. Humphrey, Terry R. Snyder, Ronald R. Willis
Venue: IEEE Software (1991)

In 1987 and 1990, the Software Engineering Institute conducted process assessments of the Software Engineering Division (SED) of Hughes Aircraft in Fullerton, CA. The first assessment found the SED to be a level two organization, based on the SEI's process-maturity scale of one to five, where one is worst and five is best. The first assessment identified the strengths and weaknesses of the SED, and the SEI made recommendations for process improvement. Hughes then established and implemented an action plan in accordance with these recommendations. The second assessment found the SEP to be a strong level three organization. The authors outline the assessment method used, the findings and recommendations from the initial assessment, the actions taken by Hughes, the lessons learned, and the business and product consequences.
Use of computer-aided screening for detection of motility mutants in Zebrafish embryos
Authors: Charles A. Lessman
Venue: Real-Time Imaging (2002)

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) is an exquisite vertebrate model system for the study of developmental mechanisms. The unraveling of these developmental processes at the molecular level will allow design of new treatments for a myriad of diseases, including birth defects and other genetic disorders. This paper is centered on developing new techniques for screening genetic mutants in zebrafish, especially those affecting development of motility in this interesting vertebrate animal. Motility arises during development by the expression of genes encoding factors such as cytoskeletal proteins, ion channels and pumps, and neurotransmitter receptors. Use of computer-aided screening (CAS) provides objectivity and high-throughput which are major advantages compared to traditional phenotyping screens. In addition, CAS has the potential to be more sensitive than the traditional approach. For example, CAS analysis has revealed that embryonic motility defects are present in chordino and knypek, however, these defects were missed in previous traditional screens of these otherwise well-characterized mutants. Another important feature of this technology is the ability to provide a distributable library of image stacks, generated by NIH-image, of the embryonic development period for both new and previously characterized motility mutants. It is anticipated that these image stacks could be analyzed in the future as new image analysis programs are devised to take advantage of the vast amount of raw information in the longitudinal time arrays of mutant zebrafish development. The vertebrate zebrafish shares a basic body plan with other vertebrates, including man, and yet has many of the biological properties of invertebrate models such as rapid generation time, small size, cost-effective rearing, and optical clarity of embryos. Zebrafish has an important advantage over mammalian models such as the mouse, since in the zebrafish, development occurs outside the mother thus providing ready observation of embryonic formation. CAS, which couples modern digital imaging technology with a longitudinal temporal design, can be applied to identify a large number of motility mutations which will provide a research resource for workers in the fields of neuromuscular functioning and development in both normal and disease states. In addition, CAS may be useful to those working in the areas of toxicology and pharmacology, since CAS may be adapted to obtain quantitative data (i.e. LD50 or ED50 vs. time) on necrosis and death during embryonic development.
On Density Estimation under Relative Entropy Loss Criterion
Authors: M. V. Burnashev, S. Amari
Venue: Problems of Information Transmission (2002)

A density estimation problem under relative entropy loss criterion is considered. When the densities estimated constitute a d-dimensional smooth parameter family, an exact asymptotics of the minimax risk is established.
The Gaia Methodology for Agent-Oriented Analysis and Design
Authors: Michael Wooldridge, Nicholas R. Jennings, David Kinny
Venue: Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (2000)

This article presents Gaia: a methodology for agent-oriented analysis and design. The Gaia methodology is both general, in that it is applicable to a wide range of multi-agent systems, and comprehensive, in that it deals with both the macro-level (societal) and the micro-level (agent) aspects of systems. Gaia is founded on the view of a multi-agent system as a computational organisation consisting of various interacting roles. We illustrate Gaia through a case study (an agent-based business process management system).
Function-Class Decomposition: A Hybrid Software Engineering Method
Authors: Carl K. Chang, Jane Cleland-Haung, Shiyan Hua, Annie Kuntzmann-Combelles
Venue: Computer (2001)

In addition to offering a simple yet powerful method for decomposing a system, function-class decomposition (FCD) produces an architecture that is more supportive than traditional object-oriented decomposition for several software engineering tasks. A hybrid method that integrates structured analysis with an OO approach, FCD identifies classes in parallel with decomposing the system into a hierarchy of functional modules. Recently, developers extended FCD to integrate UML concepts. Useful for partitioning a system for distribution, the FCD hierarchy provides a framework for controlling development in a distributed software engineering environment. It also helps identify and integrate components in component-based development and supports the system life-cycle maintenance phase. Further, FCD addresses many of the initial analysis and design problems inherent in large and complex OO systems. The authors' experience with testing FCD on several applications validates its compatibility with OO methodologies and modeling techniques. In addition to supporting the decomposition process itself, the resulting FCD architecture and related artifacts support maintenance of the system in the face of changing requirements.
Optimal Software Multicast in Wormhole-Routed Multistage Networks
Authors: Hong Xu, Yadong Gui, Lionel M. Ni
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (1997)

Multistage interconnection networks are a popular class of interconnection architecture for constructing scalable parallel computers (SPCs). The focus of this paper is on the multistage network system which supports wormhole routed turnaround routing. Existing machines characterized by such a system model include the IBM SP-1 and SP-2, TMC CM-5, and Meiko CS-2.Efficient collective communication among processor nodes is critical to the performance of SPCs. A system-level multicast service, in which the same message is delivered from a source node to an arbitrary number of destination nodes, is fundamental in supporting collective communication primitives including the application-level broadcast, reduction, and barrier synchronization. This paper addresses how to efficiently implement multicast services in wormhole-routed multistage networks, in the absence of hardware multicast support, by exploiting the properties of the turnaround switching technology. An optimal multicast algorithm is proposed. The results of implementations on a 64-node SP-1 show that the proposed algorithm significantly outperforms the application-level broadcast primitives provided by currently existing collective communication libraries including the public domain MPI.
Access 97 Answers: Certified Tech Support, 1st edition
Authors: Edward Jones, Jarel M. Jones
Venue:  (1997)

:A whole book of Access 97 answers for less than the price of one support call! Question: Why spend $30 to $150 on a single tech support call when ALL the answers you need are herefor just $25? Answer: Truth is,there's no longer any need to spend a mint on tech support,because this easy-to-read book provides over 400 answers to the most commonly asked Access 97 questions,fresh from the databases of Stream Internationalthe world's largest third-party tech support organization. Whether your question is simple or complex,Access 97 Answers! Certified Tech Support holds the expertise of Stream's 4,000 technical support professionals to help you: Locate the answer you need in mere seconds! Inside are over 400 succinct answers-based on actual tech support calls. They're arranged alphabetically and by key term for fast access. Discover answers to the ten most frequently asked questions about using Access 97. Sharpen your Access 97 skills faster than you can sharpen a pencilsidebars,tips,warnings,and time-saving tricks show you how. Preview chapters easily using the quick,at-a-glance descriptions. Find helpfast! an exceptionally comprehensive and completely cross-referenced index points your way. When it comes to technical support for Microsoft's popular database program,there's only one answer you really needAccess 97 Answers! Certified Tech Support. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Edward Jones is a database applications development analyst and best-selling author whose books have sold over one million copies. Jarel M. Jones is a Web designer and Visual Basic programmer
A Family of New Efficient Arrays for Matrix Multiplication
Authors: H. V. Jagadish, T. Kailath
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Computers (1989)

The authors present a regular iterative algorithm for matrix multiplication and show that several well-known matrix multiplication arrays are directly obtained from it, differing only in the choice of iteration vector. They then present a regular iterative algorithm for matrix multiplication using the S. Winograd method (1968) and show in detail how to derive one array from this algorithmic description. Other arrays in the same family can similarly be obtained for different choices of the iteration space. The new arrays compute the product of two matrices faster than available conventional arrays and use a smaller number of processor cells.
Analog Testing with Time Response Parameters
Authors: Ashok Balivada, Jin Chen, Jacob A. Abraham
Venue: IEEE Design Test (1996)

Testing Linear Analog Circuits using Time-Domain Response Parameters Diverse design styles and a multitude of response parameters makes analog circuit testing a difficult and expensive process. Currently, these circuits are tested for their functionality, which in the case of linear analog circuits may take the form of verifying among other functions, the frequency response over the specified range of frequencies, and the step response. Fault oriented testing strives to lower this complexity by testing only for the presence of the most probable defects using a small set of highly efficient tests. In this article, we present a simple test generation technique to derive sinusoidal test waveforms which facilitate detection of a large class of faults from the amplitude and phase error (from the good values) of the steady state time response waveform. In addition, we also demonstrate the suitability of saturated ramp waveforms as tests and the use of associated ramp response parameters like delay, rise-time, and overshoot as criteria for detecting faulty behavior. We show that all these parameters can be computed using simple algorithms from closed form expressions of the sinusoidal and ramp response. We demonstrate our strategy using an example and discuss future directions.
Object-Oriented Database Management Systems: Evolution and Performance Issues
Authors: A. R. Hurson, Simin H. Pakzad, Jia-bing Cheng
Venue: Computer (1993)

Several research prototypes and commercial object-oriented database management systems (DBMSs) that emphasize the representation and manipulation of complex objects are reviewed. It is argued that clustering and buffering schemes tailored to typical complex object operations offer the best near-term means of improving the performance of databases and that research in clustering and buffering should address recent advances in disk technology: optical and parallel disks. The object-oriented DBMSs reviewed are Orion, Iris, GemStone, Encore, Ontos, Versant, and ObjectStore.
Planning for Space Telerobotics: The Remote Mission Specialist
Authors: Mark Rokey, Sven Grenander
Venue: IEEE Expert: Intelligent Systems and Their Applications (1990)

A brief history of planning research done by the group that produced the RMS (remote mission specialist) planner is presented. Space telerobotics under study at JPL is then discussed, and RMS is described in detail. How RMS functions in an example execution is examined. The planner's capabilities are summarized, and possible future applications are suggested.
Optimal Joining of Compacted Cells
Authors: A. Lim, S. -W. Cheng, S. Sahni
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Computers (1993)

Three algorithms to join two compacted cells by using a combination of stretching and river routing are developed. Each of these obtains the minimum area joining. One algorithm obtains a minimum area joining that also minimizes the length of the longest wire. Another obtains a minimum area joining that has the least possible total wire length. The simplest of the algorithms guarantees only a minimum are joining. All algorithms have a low-order polynomial complexity. Experimental results indicate that the algorithms obtain joinings that are significantly superior to those obtained using the heuristic of G. Cheng and A. Despain (1989).
Transparent Logic Modeling in VHDL
Authors: Joanne E. DeGroat
Venue: IEEE Design Test (1990)

Modeling conventions and VHDL (VHSIC hardware description language) library techniques for transparently mapping between multivalued logic systems without modifying the model itself is described. Using these conventions and the VHDL library system, designers can choose any logic system compatible with the models and use if for simulation. Also described are some of the requirements the multivalued logic systems must satisfy.
HJWFTAC: software for Hantush---Jacob analysis of variable-rate, multiple-extraction well pumping tests
Authors: Sean W. Fleming, Gregory J. Ruskauff, Alison Adams
Venue: Computers Geosciences (2002)

Analytical well test solutions are a powerful approach to aquifer characterization and the parameterization of comprehensive numerical models. In addition, wellfield drawdown tests, which consist of coordinated pumping and data collection at a suite of monitoring and operating production wells, are of growing significance due to increasing pressures upon groundwater resources and the consequent management and planning requirement for superior hydrogeologic characterization of existing production wellfields. However, few pumping test analysis codes accommodate the multiple extraction wells involved, particularly for more sophisticated analytic aquifer test solutions. We present and demonstrate here a FORTRAN code for analysis of drawdown at a monitor well due to simultaneous variable-rate pumping at multiple independent production wells, which we developed in response to a need to refine an existing numerical, coupled groundwater/surface water resource management model. Spatial and temporal superposition are used to accommodate the typical operational properties of wellfield pumping tests. The software invokes the well-accepted Hantush-Jacob method for semiconfined or 'leaky' aquifers in a forward simulation procedure and effectively assumes homogeneity in applicable aquifer parameters (transmissivity, coefficient of storage, and leakance). Intended for both professionals and students, the code is widely applicable and straightforward to use as written. However, it can be modified with relative ease to use alternative well test solutions and/or formal inverse modeling techniques, or to accommodate spatial hydrogeologic variability. An application to a pumping test conducted in a karst limestone aquifer at the Cross Bar Ranch wellfield in Tampa Bay, Florida, demonstrates the utility of the software.
Soft Computing and Fuzzy Logic
Authors: Lotfi A. Zadeh
Venue: IEEE Software (1994)

Discusses soft computing, a collection of methodologies that aim to exploit the tolerance for imprecision and uncertainty to achieve tractability, robustness, and low solution cost. Its principal constituents are fuzzy logic, neurocomputing, and probabilistic reasoning. Soft computing is likely to play an increasingly important role in many application areas, including software engineering. The role model for soft computing is the human mind.
Agent based data management in digital libraries
Authors: Yanyan Yang, Omer F. Rana, David W. Walker, Christos Georgousopoulos, Giovanni Aloisio, Roy Williams
Venue: Parallel Computing (2002)

Digital libraries (DLs) generally contain a collection of independently maintained data sets, in different formats, which may be queried by geographically dispersed users. A DL should enable new data sources to be dynamically added, and allow changes in content and in the schema of sources which are already part of the library, to take place. An agent based framework for managing access to data, supporting parallel queries to data repositories, and providing an XML based data model for integrating data from different repositories is outlined. Our approach utilises stationary agents which undertake specific roles, and mobile agents which can carry analysis algorithms to data repositories. We illustrate our approach with a DL of images of the Earth acquired by the space shuttle, obtained via the synthetic aperture radar, The DL described contains multi-spectral images, and text based data from various regional geographic information servers, and must support data fusion across these data sets.
Implementing Multiplication with Split Read-Only Memory
Authors: Bapiraju Vinnakota
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Computers (1995)

In look-up table-based multiplication schemes, techniques based on tables of squares require less memory than techniques based on direct implementations. In this paper, we present a method to realize an n-bit multiplier using a table of squares for n-bit integers. A new technique to store tables of squares is also presented. The new scheme is shown to compare favorably, in terms of storage requirements, with a scheme wherein the entire table of squares is stored directly. The addressing requirements of the new storage technique are also discussed.
Notes on Concurrent Engineering
Authors: R. T. Yeh
Venue: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (1992)

A basic set of principles from concurrent engineering is synthesized. These principles, when coupled with COSMOS, a management model, can be a very powerful tool in helping to reengineer the software development process. The combined model is applied to the system requirement phase, and a framework for software process reengineering is suggested.
q-Moduli of continuity in Hp (D),p&#x003E; 0, and an inequality of Hardy and littlewood
Authors: Yuri Kryakin, Walter Trebels
Venue: Journal of Approximation Theory (2002)

Some aspects of the interplay between approximation properties of analytic functions and the smoothness of its boundary values are discussed. One main result describes the equivalence of a special q-modulus of continuity and an intrinsic K-functional. Further, a generalization of a theorem due to G. H. Hardy and J. E. Littlewood (1932, Math. Z. 34, 403-439) on the growth of fractional derivatives is deduced with the help of this K-functional.
Multiplexed Buses: the Endian Wars Continue
Authors: David James
Venue: IEEE Micro (1990)

The issue of data exchange between type-1 and type-2 buses, which multiplex the first data byte (which has the lowest address) with the least and most significant portions of the address, respectively, is considered. In an analogy based on Gulliver's Travels, the associated architectures have been dubbed little-endian and big-endian processors, respectively. It is pointed out that the byte order within integers and the byte order during transmission can differ. Therefore, the big and little adjectives are used to describe the order of bytes within integers, and the acronyms Mad and Sad to describe the order of bytes (most versus least important first) during transmission on a multiplexed address-data bus. After a review of the endian ordering issues, it is concluded that big- and little-endians can use the same bus standard. For high-performance serialized buses, the mad-endian order seems superior to a sad-endian order. For consistency between serialized and multiplexed parallel buses of various widths, the mad-endian order is proposed for future multiplexed standards. To minimize the interface costs to mad-endian buses, a big-endian order is proposed for shared data also.
POP: a hybrid point and polygon rendering system for large data
Authors: Baoquan Chen, Minh Xuan Nguyen
Venue: Proceedings of the conference on Visualization '01 (2001)

We introduce a simple but effective extension to the existing pure point rendering systems. Rather than using only points, we use both points and polygons to represent and render large mesh models. We start from triangles as leaf nodes and build up a hierarchical tree structure with intermediate nodes as points. During the rendering, the system determines whether to use a point (of a certain intermediate level node) or a triangle (of a leaf node) for display depending on the screen contribution of each node. While points are used to speedup the rendering of distant objects, triangles are used to ensure the quality of close objects. Our method can accelerate the rendering of large models, compromising little in image quality.
On Chaos and Neural Networks: The Backpropagation Paradigm
Authors: K. Bertels, L. Neuberg, S. Vassiliadis, D. G. Pechanek
Venue: Artificial Intelligence Review (2001)

In training feed-forward neural networks using the backpropagation algorithm, a sensitivity to the values of the parameters of the algorithm has been observed. In particular, it has been observed that this sensitivity with respect to the values of the parameters, such as the learning rate, plays an important role in the final outcome. In this tutorial paper, we will look at neural networks from a dynamical systems point of view and examine its properties. To this purpose, we collect results regarding chaos theory as well as the backpropagation algorithm and establish a relationship between them. We study in detail as an example the learning of the exclusive OR, an elementary Boolean function. The following conclusions hold for our XOR neural network: no chaos appears for learning rates lower than 5, when chaos occurs, it disappears as learning progresses. For non-chaotic learning rates, the network learns faster than for other learning rates for which chaos occurs.
Configuring Http on Your as/400
Authors: Dick Grenham
Venue:  (1997)

:If you have V3R2 or V3R7 of OS/400, your AS/400 can be a Web server on the Internet or on your own intranet. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the protocol of the Web, and it is now available with OS/400. OS/400 provides a 5250 HTML gateway that allows your AS/400 applications to execute, unmodified, from any Web browser. In this session, you will learn how to configure the 5250 HTML gateway and the AS/400 as an Internet/intranet server. Level: Beginning; running time: 78 Minutes. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Transfer Pricing-Integrating Expert Systems in MIS Environments
Authors: Yehudah Freundlich
Venue: IEEE Expert: Intelligent Systems and Their Applications (1990)

The use of Transfer Pricing, an expert system module that replaces and improves on a Cobol program, to determine the value at which a product is transferred from one location to another across international boundaries, is discussed. In presenting the case history of Transfer Pricing, the author stresses three themes: (1) integration into the MIS environment, (2) advantage of the expert system approach, and (3) why the expert system approach gives rise to these advantages. The system is considered from both the user's and the developer's perspective.