A comprehensive solution for application‐level adaptation

Driven by the emergence of mobile and pervasive computing there is a growing demand for context‐aware software systems that can dynamically adapt to their run‐time environment. We present the results of project MADAM that has delivered a comprehensive solution for the development and operation of context‐aware, self‐adaptive applications. The main contributions of MADAM are (a) a sophisticated middleware that supports the dynamic adaptation of component‐based applications, and (b) an innovative model‐driven development methodology that is based on abstract adaptation models and corresponding model‐to‐code transformations. MADAM has demonstrated the viability of a general, integrated approach to application‐level adaptation. We discuss our experiences with two real‐world case studies that were built using the MADAM approach. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Using frameworks to develop a distributed conferencing system: an experience report

Application frameworks are a powerful means to reduce software development costs while improving quality. However, at the same time they are difficult to select and understand, as well as hard to learn, use, and debug effectively and efficiently. In this paper we report the story of eConference, a distributed conferencing system that was developed as part of a broader research effort. Here we discuss the lessons learned from the evolution of our conferencing tool over four generations, which have been necessary to find good frameworks and build a flexible distributed tool. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">New-Age</Emphasis>: A Negative Bias Temperature Instability-Estimation Framework for Microarchitectural Components

Degradation of device parameters over the lifetime of a system is emerging as a significant threat to system reliability. Among the aging mechanisms, wearout resulting from Negative Bias Temperature Instability (NBTI) is of particular concern in deep submicron technology generations. While there has been significant effort at the device and circuit level to model and characterize the impact of NBTI, the analysis of NBTI’s impact at the architectural level is still at its infancy. To facilitate architectural level aging analysis, a tool capable of evaluating NBTI vulnerabilities early in the design cycle has been developed that evaluates timing degradation due to NBTI. The tool includes workload-based temperature and performance degradation analysis across a variety of technologies and operating conditions, revealing a complex interplay between factors influencing NBTI timing degradation.     

Regularizing Flows over Lie Groups

In this paper we discuss regularization of images that take their value in matrix Lie groups. We describe an image as a section in a principal bundle which is a fibre bundle where the fiber (the feature space) is a Lie group. Via the scalar product on the Lie algebra, we define a bi-invariant metric on the Lie-group manifold. Thus, the fiber becomes a Riemannian manifold with respect to this metric. The induced metric from the principal bundle to the image manifold is obtained by means of the bi-invariant metric. A functional over the space of sections, i.e., the image manifolds, is defined. The resulting equations of motion generate a flow which evolves the sections in the spatial-Lie-group manifold. We suggest two different approaches to treat this functional and the corresponding PDEs. In the first approach we derive a set of coupled PDEs for the local coordinates of the Lie-group manifold. In the second approach a coordinate-free framework is proposed where the PDE is defined directly with respect to the Lie-group elements. This is a parameterization-free method. The differences between these two methods are discussed. We exemplify this framework on the well-known orientation diffusion problem, namely, the unit-circle S ¹ which is identified with the group of rotations in two dimensions, SO(2). Regularization of the group of rotations in 3D and 4D, SO(3) and SO(4), respectively, is demonstrated as well.

基于GIS的气象服务产品后台制作系统

针对目前气象服务产品制作过程中存在的问题,根据具体的业务需求,采用可扩展框架技术、Remoting技术和ArcGIS GeoProcessing设计实现气象服务产品后台制作系统,系统采用客户端、数据层和服务层3层C／S架构。通过实例验证该系统具有较好的自动性、易用性和可扩展性。     

基于Schema的Web框架设计

现有Web框架没有充分考虑面向pojo对象的编程和XML到关系数据库的映射,导致系统中pojo对象与数据库关系表和其他对象之间的紧耦合。针对该问题提出一种基于Schema的开发框架,该框架考虑数据库关系表与DTD的依赖,集中且合理地布置系统中的pojo代码,方便service对象调用DAO对象,是一种易于扩展和维护的Web框架。     

基于JavaEE的电信CRM数据持久层的实现

结合中国电信行业信息化建设的实际需求,引入JavaEE架构体系,提出一种在JavaEE平台上开发大型电信客户关系管理数据持久层的方法。通过门面模式、VO模式和DAO模式在SpringJDBC架构中的应用,实现持久层之间的松散耦合,使整个系统具备良好的稳定性、可伸缩性和可扩展性。     

面向对象的非线性有限元软件框架设计

阐述面向对象的非线性有限元软件框架设计,在前人成果的基础上,力求软件框架更灵活、更完善。采用模型分析方法与有限元模型分离的方式,明确描述各类之间的依赖关系以及相互之间的传递消息过程,建立非线性有限元软件的框架结构。增加有限元软件的模块化、代码的重用性和易扩展性,解决长期以来存在于非线性有限元开发的一个重要难题。     

Web应用基础业务框架的设计与实现

利用J2EE技术开发Web应用系统时经常需要编写大量代码来处理组织机构管理、权限管理、日志管理等基础业务,对于大量结构相似的业务处理页面仍需要手工编码,导致开发工作量增大,开发周期变长。针对这些问题,设计并实现了一个Web应用基础业务框架,该框架提供相关基础业务模块供开发Web应用系统使用,使用自动化生成工具来生成Web应用系统中的大量数据维护页面。工程实践表明,该框架能够较大程度地提高Web应用系统的开发效率,缩短开发周期,增强系统的可扩展性。     

支持快速开发的行业软件通用框架

针对行业软件开发过程中普遍存在的研发水平低下和周期较长的问题,提出一个基于Java企业版（JavaEE）的快速开发行业软件通用框架RADF。RADF实现了分层次软件构架规范,并提供一般行业应用软件期望的默认行为的类集合。具体的行业应用软件可通过扩展RADF的相关子类以支持专有行为。开发实践证实,基于RADF开发一个中等规模的行业软件可至少减少30%的代码量。