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The dynamics of ecosystems is of crucial importance. Various model-based approaches exist to understand and analyze their internal effects. In this paper, we model the space structure dynamics and ecological dynamics of meta-ecosystems using the formal technique of Graph Transformation (short GT). We build GT models to describe how a meta-ecosystem (modeled as a graph) can evolve over time (modeled by GT rules) and to analyze these GT models with respect to qualitative properties such as the existence of structural stabilities. As a case study, we build three GT models describing the space structure dynamics and ecological dynamics of three different savanna meta-ecosystems. The first GT mod...
The analysis of behavioral models such as Graph Transformation Systems (GTSs) is of central importance in model-driven engineering. However, GTSs often result in intractably large or even infinite state spaces and may be equipped with multiple or even infinitely many start graphs. To mitigate these problems, static analysis techniques based on finite symbolic representations of sets of states or paths thereof have been devised. We focus on the technique of k-induction for establishing invariants specified using graph conditions. To this end, k-induction generates symbolic paths backwards from a symbolic state representing a violation of a candidate invariant to gather information on how that...
Cyber-physical systems often encompass complex concurrent behavior with timing constraints and probabilistic failures on demand. The analysis whether such systems with probabilistic timed behavior adhere to a given specification is essential. When the states of the system can be represented by graphs, the rule-based formalism of Probabilistic Timed Graph Transformation Systems (PTGTSs) can be used to suitably capture structure dynamics as well as probabilistic and timed behavior of the system. The model checking support for PTGTSs w.r.t. properties specified using Probabilistic Timed Computation Tree Logic (PTCTL) has been already presented. Moreover, for timed graph-based runtime monitoring...
Regression testing is a widespread practice in today's software industry to ensure software product quality. Developers derive a set of test cases, and execute them frequently to ensure that their change did not adversely affect existing functionality. As the software product and its test suite grow, the time to feedback during regression test sessions increases, and impedes programmer productivity: developers wait longer for tests to complete, and delays in fault detection render fault removal increasingly difficult. Test case prioritization addresses the problem of long feedback loops by reordering test cases, such that test cases of high failure probability run first, and test case failur...
EN This technical report presents the results of student projects which were prepared during the lecture “Operating Systems II” offered by the “Operating Systems and Middleware” group at HPI in the Summer term of 2020. The lecture covered ad- vanced aspects of operating system implementation and architecture on topics such as Virtualization, File Systems and Input/Output Systems. In addition to attending the lecture, the participating students were encouraged to gather practical experience by completing a project on a closely related topic over the course of the semester. The results of 10 selected exceptional projects are covered in this report. The students have completed hands-on ...
Pictures are a medium that helps make the past tangible and preserve memories. Without context, they are not able to do so. Pictures are brought to life by their associated stories. However, the older pictures become, the fewer contemporary witnesses can tell these stories. Especially for large, analog picture archives, knowledge and memories are spread over many people. This creates several challenges: First, the pictures must be digitized to save them from decaying and make them available to the public. Since a simple listing of all the pictures is confusing, the pictures should be structured accessibly. Second, known information that makes the stories vivid needs to be added to the pictur...
On the occasion of the 10th openHPI anniversary, this technical report provides information about the HPI MOOC platform, including its core features, technology, and architecture. In an introduction, the platform family with all partner platforms is presented; these now amount to nine platforms, including openHPI. This section introduces openHPI as an advisor and research partner in various projects. In the second chapter, the functionalities and common course formats of the platform are presented. The functionalities are divided into learner and admin features. The learner features section provides detailed information about performance records, courses, and the learning materials of which ...
Am Ende erwartet euch nur der Tod ... Staatsanwältin Helena Faber zwischen Gesetz und Selbstjustiz. Als sie sie das letzte Mal sah, spielten sie vor dem Haus ... Seitdem erlebt die Berliner Staatsanwältin Helena Faber den Albtraum jeder Mutter: Ihre Töchter wurden entführt. Und zwar von den Männern, gegen die sie im brisanten Dionysos-Fall ermittelte. Nur einer kann ihr helfen: Rashid Gibran, der trotz seiner Verbindung zum Psychopathen Dionysos auf freiem Fuß ist. Helena kennt die Beweggründe des dubiosen Professors nicht, doch sie wird alles tun, um ihre Töchter zu retten. Es ist der Beginn einer Jagd, die Helena in die Untiefen eines grausamen und mächtigen Menschenhändlerrings führt – und bei der sie so brutal wie ihre Gegner wird ...
Pavilion is proud to publish as a result of the work of the Comenius Project, this unique anthology of extracts, short stories and poetry on the theme of war and peace in children's literature. the moving and thought provoking selection is taken from among others Raymond Briggs' Ethel and Ernest a true story, Michael Foreman's 'War Game' Michael Morpurgo's 'War Horse', Peter Dickinson's 'AK', Wilfred Owen's 'Futility', Robert Westall's 'Gulf', Judith Kerr's 'When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit', Art Spiegelman's 'Maus' and includes literature on more recent wars in Bosnia and Rwanda and the troubles in Northern Ireland.