Skyline queries have gained much attention as alternative query semantics with pros (e.g.low query formulation overhead) and cons (e.g.large control over result size). To overcome ...
In traditional computer games, it is not uncommon for the game world to be inhabited by numerous computergenerated characters, Non-Player Characters (NPCs). In pervasive games, pl...
—Despite the wide adoption by the scientific community, grid technologies have not been given the appropriate attention by enterprises. This is merely due to the lack of enough s...
Access control software must be based on a security policy model. Flaws in them may come from a lack of precision or some incoherences in the policy model or from inconsistencies ...
Total Order Broadcast protocols are important tools to ensure coherence across distributed systems. Contrarily to classical distributed systems, pervasive systems bring important ...