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2009
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
An End-to-End Approach for QoS-Aware Service Composition
Abstract—A simple and effective composition of software services into higher-level composite services is still a very challenging task. Especially in enterprise environments, Qua...
Florian Rosenberg, Predrag Celikovic, Anton Michlm...
GLOBECOM
2009
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
A Practical Approach for Providing QoS in Multichannel Ad-Hoc Networks Using Spectrum Width Adaptation
Abstract—Multichannel wireless networks provide the flexibility to utilize the available spectrum efficiently for achieving improved system performance in terms of throughput a...
Vijay Raman, Matthew C. Caesar
ATAL
2009
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
Stigmergic landmark foraging
In this paper, we describe a nature-inspired optimization algorithm based on bee foraging behavior. This algorithm combines the high performance of bee path-integration navigation...
Nyree Lemmens, Karl Tuyls
SIGCOMM
2009
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Epothecary: cost-effective drug pedigree tracking and authentication using mobile phones
Counterfeit and expired pharmaceuticals are a significant problem in the developing world, constituting up to 80% of stock on pharmacy shelves. This is due both to poor existing ...
Michael Paik, Jay Chen, Lakshminarayanan Subramani...
ATAL
2007
Springer
14 years 3 months ago
An adversarial environment model for bounded rational agents in zero-sum interactions
Multiagent environments are often not cooperative nor collaborative; in many cases, agents have conflicting interests, leading to adversarial interactions. This paper presents a ...
Inon Zuckerman, Sarit Kraus, Jeffrey S. Rosenschei...