Publisher's Synopsis
The theme of the 11th Congress, and of this book, is ``Better Tools for Professionals''. The emphasis is on the latest worldwide developments and trends in computer technology for professional use in both the private and public sector. The papers are organized into eleven sections, covering component and system-level tools, application systems tools, and the impact of such systems on education and society. Less than one-third of papers submitted were accepted for publication. Invited Papers: 1. Fundamental Tools. Randomization in Distributed and Parallel Computing. ``Perfect'' Pseudo-Random Number Generation. Faster Algorithms for Hard Problems. Randomized Parallel Algorithms. Designing Concurrency Semantics. Proofs as Advanced and Powerful Tools. 2. Languages and Operating Systems. Real Time Programming: Special Purpose or General Purpose Languages. Why Isn't There an Object-Oriented Data Model? Parallelism in Logic Programming. 3. Communication and Distributed Systems. Communication Support for Distributed Systems: OSI Versus Special Protocols. From ISDN to IBCN (Integrated Broadband Communication Network). Network Interconnection and Gateways. 4. Knowledge-Based Systems.
