Communicating Process Architectures 2001: WoTUG-24

by Alan F. Chalmers (Editor), Henk Muller

Contributors from The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, the US, and the UK have contributed 22 papers (first presented at a meeting held in September 2001 at the U. of Bristol, UK, where all three editors teach computer science) on concurrency in computer communication design. Among the topics are efficient execution in process networks, extending CSP, event priority and CSPP, event-based design using Java, developing a successor to occam, protocol verification in millipede, and a 40Gbit/snetwork processor design platform. Author index only. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

360 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

About the author

Dr. Alan Chalmers was born in Bristol, UK in 1939. Despite beginning his academic career in Physics, Chalmers is best known for his work on the subject of the Philosophy of Science. He is most noted for his best-selling book "What Is This Thing Called Science?"