1 Data distribution and replication in distributed systems require special purpose middleware tools for accessing replicated data. Data Grids, special forms of a systems distribute...
Many interesting problems, such as power grids, network switches, and tra c ow, that are candidates for solving with reinforcement learningRL, alsohave properties that make distri...
Jeff G. Schneider, Weng-Keen Wong, Andrew W. Moore...
Cooperation among autonomous agents involves an inherent degree of uncertainty. Agents determine for themselves when to initiate cooperation or to assist others, when to rescind c...
— Distributed computing systems are increasingly being created as self-organizing collections of many autonomous (human or software) agents cooperating as peers. Peer-to-peer coo...
Application systems in the earth observation area can be characterised as distributed, platform-inhomogeneous, complex, and cost intensive information systems. In order to manage t...