The problem of partner finding is to identify which entities (agents) can provide requested services from a group of entities. It can be found in open and distributed environment...
System on Devices (SyD) is a specification for a middleware to enable heterogeneous collections of information, databases, or devices (such as hand-held devices) to collaborate wi...
Sushil K. Prasad, Anu G. Bourgeois, Erdogan Dogdu,...
The paper develops a novel approach to stream cipher design: Both the state update function and the output function of the corresponding pseudorandom generators are compositions of...
In this paper, we present a mandatory access control system that uses input from multiple stakeholders to compose policies based on runtime information. In the emerging ubiquitous...
Data replication permits a better network bandwidth utilization and minimizes the effect of latency in large-scale systems such as computing grids. However, the cost of maintainin...