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This seminar is build upon the contents of the "Synchronous Languages" lecture. All participants that did not yet attend this lecture are recommended to read the following introduction paper, at least parts I and II:
Benveniste, A.; Caspi, P.; Edwards, S.A.; Halbwachs, N.; Le Guernic, P.; de Simone, R., "The synchronous languages 12 years later," Proceedings of the IEEE , vol.91, no.1, pp.64,83, Jan 2003 (pdf).
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