Web Technology Research Group

Dr M. Younas
BSc, MSc, PhD

Computing and Communication Technologies
Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK

Papers [DBLP List]

2011

M. Younas, S.K. Mostefaoui "A new model for context-aware transactions in mobile services" International Journal of Personal and Ubiquitous Computing 2011, DOI 10.1007/s00779-011-0369-1
R. Casado, J. Tuya, M. Younas "An Abstract Transaction Model for Testing the Web Services Transactions" IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS 2011), July 4-9, 2011. Washington, DC, USA
N. Kryvinska, C. Strauss, M. Younas, D. van Thanh "A Generic Approach to the Services Delivery in Enterprise eBusiness Platforms" The 7th International Symposium on Web and Mobile Information Services (WAMIS 2011), IEEE CS Press, 22-25 March 2011, Singapore
R. Casado, J. Tuya, M. Younas, "A Framework to Test Advanced Web Services Transactions," Proc. Of the IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST), March 21-25, 2011, Berlin, Germany
M. Younas, I. Awan, M. Takizawa "Information networking and services" Journal of Systems and Software, 84(1): 1, 2011
D.R.W. Holton, M. Younas, I.U. Awan "Priority scheduling of requests to web portals" The Journal of Systems and Software (2011), doi:10.1016/j.jss.2011.03.074
R. Anane, M. Younas "Adaptivity in Heterogeneous Environments" Editorial, Journal of Computer and System Sciences, 77(2): 221-222 (2011)
K. Basu, M. Younas "A framework for peer-to-peer video streaming over WiMax" Procedia CS 5, Elsevier, 2011
Q. Z. Sheng, M. Younas, D. Georgakopoulos "Mobile services on the Web" Journal of World Wide Web, 14(4), 2011

2010

M.Younas, S.K. Mostéfaoui "Context-aware Mobile Services Transactions" 24th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2010), Perth, Australia, April 2010
I. Nafea, D.R.W. Holton, M. Younas, I. Awan “Synthesis of Performance Management Mechanisms in Modern E-Commerce Services”, Proc. of the 12th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services (iiWAS 2010), ACM SIGWEB and SIGKDD, Nov. 8-10, 2010, Paris, France
R. Casado, J. Tuya, M. Younas "Testing Long-lived Web Services Transactions using a Risk-based Approach" The 10th International Conference on Quality Software (QSIC 2010), IEEE CS, Zhangjiajie, China, July 14–15, 2010
I. Nafea, D.R.W. Holton, M. Younas, I. Awan "A Formal Approach to Investigate the Performance of Modern E-commerce Services" 17th International Conference on Analytical and Stochastic Modeling Techniques and Applications (ASMTA 2010), Cardiff, UK, June 14-16, 2010, LNCS 6148

2009

M.S. Sagar, D. Duce, M. Younas "The Oea Framework for Class-Based Object Oriented Style JavaScript for Web Programming" International Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces, Elsevier Science, Vol. 31 (5), 2009, pp.894-905
R. Holton, I. Awan, M. Younas "Investigating Interactions between Clients and Server in the Performance Analysis of E-Commerce Systems" 5th International Symposium on Web and Mobile Information Services (WAMIS-09), IEEE CS Press, Bradford, UK, May 26-29, 2009
M. Younas, I. Awan, L. Tianruo Yang "Service-oriented computing and advanced network applications", Editorial, Journal of Network and Computer Applications 32(2): 433 (2009)
R. Holton, I. Nafea, M. Younas, I. Awan "A Class-based Scheme for E-Commerce Web Servers: Formal Specification and Performance Evaluation" International Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier Science, Volume 32, Issue 2, March 2009, pp. 455-460

2008

W-L Lin, C-C Lo, K-M Chao, M. Younas, "Consumer-Centric QoS-aware Selection of Web Services", Journal of Computer and System Sciences, Elsevier Science, Vol. 74 (2), 2008, pp. 211-231
M. Younas, I. Awan, K-M Chao, J-Y Chung "Priority Scheduling Service for E-Commerce Web Servers" Journal of Information Systems and E-Business Management, Springer, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2008, pp. 69-82
D.R.W. Holton, I.U. Awan, M. Younas "The Role of Client Behaviour in the Performance Analysis of eCommerce Systems" 24th UK Performance Engineering Workshop (UKPEW), July 2008, London, UK

2007

M. Younas, I. Awan, R. Holton, D. Duce, "A P2P Network Protocol for Efficient Choreography of Web Services", The IEEE 21st International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-07), Niagara Falls, Canada, May 21-23, 2007
S.K. Mostefaoui, M. Younas, "Context-oriented and Transaction-based Service Provisioning", International Journal of Web and Grid Services (IJWGS), Vol. 3, No. 2, 2007. pp. 194-218
P. Wang, K-M Chao, C-L Huang, C-C Lo, M. Younas, "A Fuzzy Outranking Approach in Risk Analysis of Web Service Security", Cluster Computing: The Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2007. pp. 47-55
M. Younas, K-M Chao, P. Wang, C-L Huang, "QoS-aware Mobile Service Transactions in Wireless Environment", Concurrency: Practice and Experience, Wiley, Vol. 19, No. 8, 2007, pp. 1219-1236
Y-L Hedley, M. Younas, A. James, "CCReSD: Concept-based Categorisation of Hidden Web Databases", International Journal of High performance Computing and Networking, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2007

2006

M. Younas, I. Awan, D. Duce, "An Efficient Composition of Web Services with Active Network Support", International Journal of Expert Systems with Applications, Elsevier Science, Vol.31, No. 4, November 2006, pp. 859-869
Y-L Hedley, M. Younas, A. James, M. Sanderson, "Sampling, Information Extraction and Summarisation of Hidden Web Databases", International Journal of Data and Knowledge Engineering, Elsevier Science, Vol.59, No. 3, 2006, pp. 213-230
C-L Huang, C-C Lo, K-M Chao, M. Younas, "Reaching consensus: A moderated fuzzy web services discovery method", International Journal of Information and Software Technology, Vol. 48, Issue 6, June 2006, pp 410-423, Elsevier Publishers
N. Griffiths, K-M Chao, M. Younas, "Fuzzy Trust for Peer-to-Peer Systems", Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS) Workshops, July 2006, Lisboa, Portugal
M. Younas, K-M Chao, C-C Lo, Y. Li , "An Efficient Transaction Commit Protocol for Composite Web Services", The IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2006), April 2006, Vienna, Austria
K-M Chao, M. Younas, N. Godwin, P-C Sun, "Using Automated Negotiation for Grid Services" International Journal of Wireless Information Networks, Vol. 13, Number 2, April 2006, Springer, pp. 141–150
M. Younas, K-M Chao, "A Tentative Commit Protocol for Composite Web Services", International Journal of Computer and System Sciences, Elsevier Science, Vol 72(7), 2006, pp. 1226-1237
Y-L Hedley, M. Younas, A. James, "CCReSD: Concept-based Categorisation of Hidden Web Databases",(to appear) International Journal of High performance Computing and Networking, Inderscience Publishers
W-L Lin, C-C Lo, K-M Chao, M. Younas "Fuzzy Consensus on QoS in Web Services Discovery", The IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2006), April 2006, Vienna, Austria
K-M Chao M. Younas, N. Griffiths, "BPEL4WS-based Coordination of Grid Services in Cooperative Design", Computers in Industry, 57 (2006), pp 778-786, Elsevier Publishers
Y. Li, X. Lu, K-M Chao, Y. Huang, M. Younas, "The Realization of Service-Oriented e-Marketplaces", Journal of Information Systems Frontiers, 2006, Springer Publishers, Vol. 8(4), September 2006, pp. 307-319
I. Awan, M. Younas, "Investigation into Mobility Management Mechanisms in Wireless Networks" , Mobile Multimedia: Communication Engineering Perspective, Nova Science Publishers, ISBN 1-60021-207-7, 2006
M. Younas, I. Awan, and K-M Chao "Efficient scheduling of vital e-commerce requests" Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on E-Business Engineering, October 2006, Shanghai, China, pp 496-503

2005

C. Cooper, D. Duce, M. Younas, W. Li, M. Sagar, G. Blair, G. Coulson, P. Grace, "The Open Overlays Collaborative Workspace Environment", In Proceedings of the UK E-Science All Hands Meeting, September 2005, Nottingham,UK
G. Coulson, P. Grace, G. Blair, B. Porter, W. Cai, D. Duce, C. Cooper, M. Younas, M. Sagar, W.Li, "Open Overlay Support for the Divergent Grid", In Proceedings of the UK E-Science All Hands Meeting Meeting, September 2005, Nottingham,UK
Y. Li, K-M Chao, M. Younas, Y. Huang, X. Lu, "Modeling e-Marketplaces with Multi-Agents Web," The 11th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems, IEEE CS Press, July 2005, Fukuoka, Japan
M. Younas, K-M Chao, R. Anane, S. Y. Yan, P. J. Lovett, N. Godwin, "Grid Services Mediation", The IEEE 19th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, March 2005, Tamkang University, Taiwan
I. Awan, M. Younas, "Differential Treatment of Web Services-based Collaborative Applications", The 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design, May 2005, Coventry, UK
M. Younas, K-M Chao, C. Laing,"Composition of Mismatched Web Services in Distributed Service Oriented Design Activities", International Journal of Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 19 (2) , April 2005, Elsevier Publishers, pp. 143-153
9. I.Awan, M. Younas "Improving the Network Transmission Cost of Differentiated Web Services" International Journal of Simulation: Systems, Science and Technology, Vol. 6, No.3-4, February 2005, UK Simulation Society, pp. 82-89
Y-L Hedley, M. Younas, A. James,"Categorisation of Hidden Web Databases Through Concept Specificity and Coverage", International Workshop on Web and Mobile Information Systems (WAMIS), IEEE CS, March 2005, Taipei, Taiwan
R. Anane, Y. Li, C-F Tsai, K-M Chao, and M. Younas,"An Agent-based Compositional Framework", The Seventh Asia Pacific Web Conference, Springer LNCS, March 2005, Shanghai, China
K-M Chao, M. Younas, C-C Lo, T-H Tan,"Fuzzy Matchmaking for Web Services", The IEEE 19th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA) Workshop, March 2005, Tamkang University, Taiwan

2004

M. Younas, I. Awan, K-M Chao "Network-Centric Strategy for Mobile Transactions" International Journal of Interconnection Networks (JOIN), Vol. 5, No. 3, 2004, pp. 329-350.
M. Younas, B. Eaglestone, K-M Chao "A Low Latency Resilient Protocol for E-Business Transactions" International Journal of Web Engineering and Technology, Vol.1, No.3, 2004, pp. 278-296
Y-L Hedley, M. Younas, A. James, M. Sanderson, "A Two-Phase Sampling Technique to Improve the Accuracy of Categorisation of Hidden Web Databases", 5th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering (WISE04), Springer LNCS, November 2004, Brisbane, Australia
Y-L Hedley, M. Younas, A. James, M. Sanderson, "A Two-Phase Sampling Technique for Hidden Web Database Documents", Proceeding of the 6th ACM International Workshop on Web Information and Data Management (WIDM), November 2004, Washington, DC, USA
N. Shah, K-M Chao, M. Younas, C. Laing, "Exception Diagnosis in Grid Computing", Proc. of 2004 IEEE International Conference on System, Man, and Cybernetic, October 2004, Hague, Netherlands
Y-L Hedley, M. Younas, A. James, M. Sanderson, "Information Extraction From Template-Generated Hidden Web Documents", Proceeding of IADIS Conference on WWW/Internet, October 2004, Madrid, Spain
Y-L Hedley, M. Younas, A. James, M. Sanderson, "Query-Related Information Extraction of Hidden Web Documents", Proc. of 27th International ACM SIGIR Conference, July 2004, Sheffield, UK
I.Awan, M. Younas, "Differentiated Scheduling to Improve Web Services Performance", 20th Annual UK Performance Engineering Workshop (UKPEW '04), July 2004, Bradford, UK, pp. 104 -113
R. Anane, K-M Chao M. Younas, "Learning Object Mediation", Proceedings of European and Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (EMCIS 04), July 2004, Tunisia
M. Younas, I. Awan, K-M Chao, "Performance Analysis of Preemptive Resume Scheduling in Mobile Transactions", 18th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), IEEE CS Press, March 29-31, 2004, Fukuoka, Japan
I. Awan, M. Younas, "Analytical Modelling of Priority Commit Protocol for Reliable Web Applications", 19th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC 2004), March 2004, Nicosia, Cyprus
Y-L Hedley, M. Younas, A. James, "A TNATS Approach to Hidden Web Documents", Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Distributed Computing, Internet Technology, Springer LNCS, December 2004, India
M. Younas, K-M Chao, N. Griffiths, R. Anane, I. Awan, "Quality Driven Web Services in Mobile Computing", 24th International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS-2004) Workshop, IEEE CS, March 2004, Tokyo, Japan
K-M Chao, M. Younas, N. Griffiths, I. Awan, R. Anane, "Analysis of Grid Service Composition with BPEL4WS", 18th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), IEEE CS Press, March 29-31, 2004, Fukuoka, Japan
M. Younas, K-M Chao, C. Laing, "SODA: Service Oriented Design Activities", 18th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD 2004), IEEE CS Press, May 2004, Xiamen, China, pp. 419-424
R. Mahon, K-M Chao M. Younas, N. Griffiths, "Cooperative Design in Grid Services", 18th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD 2004) May 2004, IEEE CS Press, Xiamen, China, pp. 406-412

2003

M. Younas, K-M Chao, R. Anane, A. James, C-F Tsai, "Transaction Oriented Engineering Design and Formal Specification: A Multi-Agent Approach", Journal of Integrated Design & Process Science, Vol. 7, No. 2, June 2003, pp. 57-70
M. Younas, R. Iqbal, "Developing Collaborative Editing Applications using Web Services", IEEE Distributed Systems Online Journal of Collaborative Computing, Vol. 4, No. 9, October 2003
K-M Chao, C.Laing, R. Anane, M. Younas, P. Norman, "Multiple Evolutionary Agents for Decision Support", Transactions of the Society for Design & Process Science (SDPS), Vol. 7, No. 2, June 2003, pp. 39-56
M. Younas, I. Awan, "Efficient Commit Processing of Web Transactions using Priority Scheduling Mechanism", 4th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering (WISE 2003), IEEE CS Press, December, 2003, Roma, Italy
M. Younas, K-M Chao, R. Anane, "M-Commerce Transaction Management with Multi-Agent Support", 17th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA), IEEE CS Press, March 27-29, 2003, Xi'an, China
K-M Chao, M. Younas, R. Anane, C-F Tsai, V-W Soo, "Degree of Satisfaction in Agent Negotiation", IEEE Conference on Electronic Commerce (CEC'03), Newport Beach, California, USA, June 24-27, 2003, pp. 68-75
R. Anane, K-M Chao, R. Anthony, M. Younas, "Load Sharing in Cluster Service Provision", 6th International Workshop on Network-based Information Systems (NbiS), IEEE CS Press, September 2003, Prague, Czech Republic

2002

M. Younas, B. Eaglestone, "A Formal Verification Strategy for Crash Recovery in Web-Database Applications", Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering - Workshops, IEEE Computer Society Press, December 11-14, 2002, Singapore, pp. 113 - 119
M. Younas, K-M Chao, R. Anane, A. James, "Multi-Agent Transaction Model for Web-based Design Activities", 7th International Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD), September, 2002, Brazil, pp. 258-263
M. Younas, B. Eaglestone, "Ensuring Recovery for SACReD Web Transactions in the E-Commerce Applications", 13th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA), Sept. 2002, Aix en Provence, France, Springer LNCS, pp.40-49
R. Anane, M. Younas, C-F Tsai, K-M Chao, "Agent-based Transactional Framework for the Supply Chain", Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Machine Learning and Cybernetics, IEEE Computer Society Press, November 2002, Beijing, China
R. Anane, K-M Chao, M. Younas, "Agent Cooperation and Monitoring on the Internet" Second International Workshop on Cooperative Internet Computing (CIC 2002) in cooperation with VLDB2002, August 2002, Hong Kong, pp.153-157
M. Younas, N. H. Shah, K-M Chao, "A Multi-Agent Approach to SACReD Transactions for E-Commerce Applications", 3rd International Conference on Electronic Commerce and Web Technologies (EC-WEB), Sept. 2002, Aix en Provence, France, Springer LNCS, pp. 119-128

2000

M. Younas, B. Eaglestone, R. Holton, "A Review of Multidatabase Transactions on The Web: From the ACID to the SACReD", 17th British National Conference on Databases (BNCOD), July 2000, Exeter, UK, Springer LNCS, 140-152
M. Younas, B. Eaglestone, R. Holton, "A Formal Treatment of the SACReD Protocol for Multidatabase Web Transactions", 13th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications (DEXA), September 2000, Greenwich, London, Springer LNCS, pp. 899-908