We develop a protocol for optimizing dynamic behavior of a network of simple electronic components, such as a sensor network, an ad hoc network of mobile devices, or a network of ...
— Access control in computational grids is typically provided by a combination of identity certificates and local accounts. This approach does not scale as the number of users a...
Tatyana Ryutov, Li Zhou, B. Clifford Neuman, Noria...
: Context-aware computing describes the area of applications that adapt according to environmental measures and it promises a smooth interaction between humans and technology. To f...
— In pervasive environment, it is essential for computing applications to be context-aware. However, one of the major challenges is the establishment of a generic and dynamic con...
Social insect societies and more specifically ant colonies, are distributed systems that, in spite of the simplicity of their individuals, present a highly structured social organi...