It is self-evident that in numerous Multiagent settings, selfish agents stand to benefit from cooperating by forming coalitions. Nevertheless, negotiating a stable distribution of...
In this paper, we generalize the notion of persistence, which has been originally introduced for two-dimensional formations, to Rd for d 3, seeking to provide a theoretical framew...
Changbin Yu, Julien M. Hendrickx, Baris Fidan, Bri...
A new paradigm for online EH regeneration using Genetic Algorithms (GAs) called Competitive Runtime Reconfiguration (CRR) is developed where performance is assessed based upon a b...
Conventional mechanisms for electronic commerce provide strong means for securing transfer of funds, and for ensuring such things as authenticity and non-repudiation. But they gene...
Application autonomy can reduce interactions with users, ease the use of the system, and decrease user distraction. On the other hand, users may feel loss of control over their ap...