We present a formal framework of an autonomous agent as a collection of coordinated control loops, with a recurring sense, plan, act cycle. Our framework manages the information f...
Ever more scientists are employing large-scale distributed systems such as grids for their computational work, instead of tightly coupled high-performance computing systems. Howev...
Alexandru Iosup, Omer Ozan Sonmez, Shanny Anoep, D...
The rapid changing business environment of high-tech asset intensive enterprises such as semiconductor manufacturing constantly drives production managers to look for better solut...
Malcolm Yoke-Hean Low, Kong Wei Lye, Peter Lenderm...
Middleware facilitates the development of distributed systems by accommodating heterogeneity, hiding distribution details and providing a set of common and domain specific service...
Many research projects have defined applications that are claimed to operate in a MANet environment. Consider for instance these software tools that make it possible to share inf...