Workflow management tool support for incident command systems, 2005

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Sto

Identifier: b2087654

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate Software Engineering program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science degree.

Dates

Creation: 2005

Creator

Stoute, Michael J. (Michael Jason) (1977- ) (Author, Person)
Wang, Jiacun, 1963- (Thesis advisor, Person)
Rosca, Daniela (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 53 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The dyanamic nature of incident command systems and their requirement for high flexibility raise a challenge to the research and implementation of workflows. The signficance of applying formal approaches to the modeling and analysis of workflows has been well recognized and several such approaches have been proposed. However, these approaches require users to master considerable knowledge of the particular formalisms, which impacts their application on a larger scale. To address these challenges, this thesis proposes an intuitive, yet formal approach to workflow modeling, enactment and validation. A prototype has been implemented to demonstrate the feasibility of the theoretical approach.

Partial Contents

Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. WIFA model -- 4. WIFA modeling tool -- 5. Conclusion -- 6. Appendix A. WFML file structure -- Appendix B. Data dictionary for WFML structure -- Appendix C. Class diagram -- Bibliography.