We investigate the problem of maintaining a topology with small degree as well as small diameter in a dynamic distributed system such that the system always stays connected and pr...
We study Timed Branching Processes (TBPs), a natural extension of (multitype) Branching Processes (BPs) where each entity is equipped with a finite set of private continuous variab...
Eliciting and analyzing requirements within knowledge systems, which fundamentally differ so far from technology supported systems represent particular challenges. African rural c...
Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Nicola J. Bidwell, Sh...
Abstract--With the convergence of ultra-low-power communications and energy-harvesting technologies, networking selfsustainable ubiquitous devices is becoming feasible. Hence, we h...
Maria Gorlatova, T. Sharma, D. Shrestha, E. Xu, Ji...
Analytical models are a fundamental tool in the development of computer-based systems of every kind: their essential purpose is to support human understanding and reasoning in deve...