This paper develops a model for exceptions and an approach for incorporating them in commitment protocols among autonomous agents. Modeling and handling exceptions is critical for...
The central idea behind interface-based design is to describe components by a component interface. In contrast to a component description that describes what a component does, a c...
The model of moldable task (MT) was introduced some years ago and has been proved to be an efficient way for implementing parallel applications. It considers a target application ...
Currently there is a diversity of tools for agent-based simulation, which can be applied to the understanding of social phenomena. Describing this kind of phenomena with a visual l...
The enormous potential for wireless sensor networks to make a positive impact on our society has spawned a great deal of research on the topic, and this research is now producing ...
Pei Zhang, Christopher M. Sadler, Stephen A. Lyon,...