@conference {Gianni2012,
	title = {A model-based Signal-In-Space interface specification to support the design of Galileo receivers},
	booktitle = {6th ESA Workshop on Satellite Navigation Technologies: Multi-GNSS Navigation Technologies Galileo{\textquoteright}s Here, NAVITEC 2012 and European Workshop on GNSS Signals and Signal Processing},
	year = {2012},
	note = {cited By 1},
	abstract = {The design and development of Galileo receivers will be a key factor to determine the market approach and penetration. The massive use of the Galileo services will be impacted, as well as the estimated economical return of the Galileo linked activities. In general, GNSS receivers use similar mathematical models for the computation of the global positioning from a standard parameter set. However, receivers design and implementation solutions are often inherently dependent on the specific parameter representations defined in the Signal-In-Space (SIS) interface specifications. In this paper, we introduce Interface Communication Modeling Language (ICML) as a model-based approach for the SIS interface specification to support the engineering of Galileo receivers. We argue that a model-based specification can potentially bring several technical benefits to the design of Galileo receivers, including support for specification communication among stakeholders, reuse and adaptation of existing GPS software and chipsets, and receiver-side multi GNSS interoperability, for example. As a result, a model-based SIS interface specification can contribute to increase the use of the Galileo services by reducing the impact of the technical factors leading to the extra costs. In the paper, we present the overall layout of the ICML language and preliminary applications. In particular, we present a simplified excerpt of a Galileo-like SIS specification and functional schema of GNSS receivers and show how the ICML-based specification can support the design of Galileo receivers. An important caveat: no endorsement is made for the use of the ICML language for the official Galileo SIS interface specification. {\textcopyright} 2012 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Communication, Computer software reusability, Design, GALILEO, Global positioning system, Information theory, Interface control documents, Interface specification, Mathematical models, Model-based systems engineering, Receivers (containers), Signal processing, Signal receivers, Specifications, SysML, Technology, UML},
	isbn = {9781467320115},
	doi = {10.1109/NAVITEC.2012.6423066},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84874274251\&partnerID=40\&md5=c5bbcc7395ef038a87c8dcbae3e8f360},
	author = {Gianni, D. and Lisi, M. and De Simone, P. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Luglio, M.}
}
@conference {Gianni2008118,
	title = {A domain specific language for the definition of extended queueing network models},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering, SE 2008},
	year = {2008},
	note = {cited By 7},
	pages = {118-124},
	abstract = {The use of design patterns and modular decomposition for the development of component-based software products brings significant improvements in terms of several quality attributes (e.g., reusability, reliability, maintainability). In addition, the modular design of interacting software components allows the foundation of a flexible Domain Specific Language (DSL) that acts as a model description language rather than a coding language, bringing significant savings in terms of development effort. This is particularly true in the field of simulation, in which the use of a common language both to represent and to simulate a given simulation model practically eliminates the need and the effort to fill the gap between the model specification and the simulator implementation. This paper introduces the design features of jEQN, a language for the specification and implementation of simulation models based on extended queueing networks. Details concerning the application of design patterns, modular decomposition and generic type parameters are also presented.},
	keywords = {Coding languages, Common languages, Component-based softwares, Computer simulation, Computer simulation languages, Computer software reusability, Design, Design features, Design patterns, Domain-specific languages, DSL, EQN, Generic types, Interacting softwares, Java, Java programming language, Linguistics, Maintainability, Model description languages, Model specifications, Model-driven design, Modems, Modular decompositions, Modular designs, Quality attributes, Queueing network models, Queueing networks, Reusability, Simulation, Simulation models, Software engineering, Software reliability, Specifications, Spontaneous emission, Systems analysis, Telecommunication lines},
	isbn = {9780889867154},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-58049139201\&partnerID=40\&md5=0ba8c0ea76e037065fe93e4f9456b413},
	author = {Gianni, D. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio}
}
@conference {D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio2007210,
	title = {Software technologies for the interoperability and reusability of distributed simulators},
	booktitle = {SISO European Simulation Interoperability Workshop 2007, EURO SIW 2007},
	year = {2007},
	note = {cited By 2},
	pages = {210-219},
	abstract = {Giving interoperability and reusability capabilities to distributed simulators is fundamental to the widespread use of distributed simulation. The HLA standard has introduced considerable improvements with respect to previous standards, though it suffers from shortcomings such as (1) lack of interoperability among different IEEE-compliant implementations, (2) no support to the adaptation and integration of individual federates and (3) poor reusability, which is limited to entire federates only. In this paper, we present two independent technologies that overcome such shortcomings. The first technology consists of a CORBA-HLA architecture that overcomes limitation (1), the second technology is a new development framework called SimJ that overcomes limitations (2) and (3). The CORBA-HLA architecture decouples federates from the specific HLA implementation so that federates can be effortlessly run on top of any HLA implementation that exposes services through an IEEE-complaint IDL interface. The SimJ framework eases the development of individual federates by providing a uniform and standard interface for local and distributed simulators, and makes it possible the reuse of components smaller than entire federates in both local and distributed simulators.},
	keywords = {Adaptability, Common object request broker architecture (CORBA), Computer architecture, Computer software reusability, Distributed simulations, Framework, HLA, Interoperability, Middleware, Reusability, Simulators, Software technology, Standard interface, Technology},
	isbn = {9781615671700},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84865354509\&partnerID=40\&md5=3cad39842c91176c439ae7bf7e6b17a1},
	author = {Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Gianni, D. and Iazeolla, G.}
}
@article {D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio2004696,
	title = {Using CORBA to enhance HLA interoperability in distributed and web-based simulation},
	journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)},
	volume = {3280},
	year = {2004},
	note = {cited By 8},
	pages = {696-705},
	abstract = {In distributed simulation, various simulation programs, or else components of a given simulation program, interact as elements of a simulation-oriented distributed computation. The High Level Architecture (HLA) is a standardization effort that provides a general framework for promoting interoperability and reusability in the simulation field. When applied to distributed simulation HLA shows some drawbacks that limit the desired degree of interoperability and reusability. This paper proposes a CORBA-based approach to overcome such drawbacks and improve HLA capabilities. The paper also illustrates how to combine the use of HLA and CORBA for Web-based simulation, which is the extension of distributed simulation to Web-based network infrastructures. {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag 2004.},
	keywords = {Cold rolling, Common object request broker architecture (CORBA), Computer software reusability, Distributed computations, Distributed simulations, High level architecture, Interoperability, Network infrastructure, Reusability, Simulation program, Web based, Web-based simulations, Websites},
	issn = {03029743},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-35048819478\&partnerID=40\&md5=c82459b12703bfc7d078f01abef2a9c5},
	author = {Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Gianni, D.}
}
