- Author:
- Nazih Chamas
Considerable interest has recently been shown in the development of Petri net models for various computer and control applications. Petri nets play a significant role in parallel processing, and can model both hardware and software.
The objective of this thesis is to exploit Petri nets in the areas of systems and software engineering. In particular, a generalized Petri net state equation has been derived and a new concept of two-dimensional Petri nets has been proposed. Petri net models for knowledge based systems, adaptive networks, and neural systems have been derived. The role of the Petri net in software engineering is discussed, and some new algorithms for software complexity and reliability are proposed. An effort has also been made to distinguish different software engineering aspects from the 'A' matrix used in Petri nets.
This work will lead to challenging problems in the development of new parallel processing algorithms for software engineering.
Index Terms
- Petri net approach for systems and software engineering
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