— In a mobile ad hoc network, node cooperation in packet forwarding is required for the network to function properly. However, since nodes in this network usually have limited re...
Virtual machines provide flexible, powerful execution environments for Grid computing, offering isolation and security mechanisms complementary to operating systems, customization...
Ivan Krsul, Arijit Ganguly, Jian Zhang, José...
This paper describes and evaluates three methods for coordinating multiple agents. These agents interact in two ways. First, they are able to work together to achieve a common poo...
Steve A. Chien, Anthony Barrett, Tara A. Estlin, G...
Quality of Service (QoS) management becomes more and more important, especially in networks where many applications are competing for a limited number of resources. As these appli...
Stefan Fischer, Abdelhakim Hafid, Gregor von Bochm...
We are designing a computational architecture for a "learning economy" based on personal software agents who represent users in a virtual society and assist them in find...