A lot of software infrastructures for distributed device ensembles with quite different approaches have been developed in the past. This article describes the need of a reference architecture for real ad-hoc cooperation of distributed device ensembles which must support self-organization of its components. Self-organization means that the independence of the ensembles’ components is ensured, th...

The concept of Reference Architectures is novel in the business world. However, many architects active in the creation of complex systems frequently use the term Reference Architecture. Yet, these experienced architects do not collectively have a consistent notion of what constitutes a Reference Architecture, what is the value of maintaining the Reference Architecture, what is the best approach...

This paper investigates the applicability of enterprise architectures in the context of current business environment by examining the application of Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture to WorleyParsons, a global engineering, procurement and construction management enterprise, under the backdrop of a similar study carried out on Fluor Daniel during mid-nineties of the last century. The outc...

theoretically speaking, hr architecture is a new concept which can be studied in the framework of changes in leading hrm system and new approaches suggested for the relationships among employees and employers. since contextual variables carry diverse variations and importance levels, designing a hr architecture framework is a complex issue. therefore, the idea is considered to be piloted in ira...

A broad overview of the key components of a PSEE has been provided in Section 1.6 (Process-sensitive Software Engineering Environments on page 10). In this chapter we will refine the definition of each of these components and discuss different architectural alternatives. We start in Section 5.1.1 with the definition of a general reference model for architectures of PSEEs to enable us to reason ...

This paper analyses different types of Reference Models (RMs) applicable to support the set up and (re)configuration of virtual enterprises (VEs). RMs are models capturing concepts common to VEs aiming to convert the task of setting up of VE towards a configuration task, and hence reduce the time needed for VE creation. The RMs are analysed through a mapping onto the Virtual Enterprise Referenc...

Federated learning is an emerging machine paradigm that enables multiple devices to train models locally and formulate a global model, without sharing the clients’ local data. A federated system can be viewed as large-scale distributed system, involving different components stakeholders with diverse requirements constraints. Hence, developing requires both software design thinking knowledge. Al...