In this paper, we present the design of a flexible framework for an IP-based network that will support an interactive multimedia (MM) system. The system will enable end users to: ...
Magda El Zarki, Liang Cheng, Haining Liu, Xiaoping...
ObjectAgent is an agent-based, message-passing software architecture that utilizes natural language processing to provide autonomous control to complex systems. As a form of distr...
— This paper presents a mechanism and a control strategy that enables automated non-contact manipulation of spherical objects in three dimensions using air flow, and demonstrate...
This paper presents the implementation and performance evaluation of a real, secure object-based storage system compliant to the TIO OSD standard. In contrast to previous work, ou...
Zhongying Niu, Ke Zhou, Dan Feng, Hong Jiang, Fran...
Given a fixed set of identical or different-sized circular items, the problem we deal with consists on finding the smallest object within which the items can be packed. Circular, ...