In this paper, we study how argumentation can be used as a basis for negotiation between autonomous agents, where negotiation strategies of the different parties are represented a...
The inherent difficulty in supporting human usability in large control systems--such as building environmental and security systems--derives from the large diversity of components...
Robin R. Penner, Erik S. Steinmetz, Christopher L....
Traditionally, distributed resource management/ scheduling systems for the Grid (e.g. Globus/ GRAM/ Condor-G) have tended to deal with coarsegrained and concrete resource types (e....
Wei Cai, Geoff Coulson, Paul Grace, Gordon S. Blai...
Consumer devices have domain specific constraints imposed by end-users, device manufacturers and service providers. These constraints focus on the need for security and reliabilit...
Discrete event simulation can be used for virtual prototyping of new manufacturing facilities. Models built for this purpose must be easy to use, flexible, and provide a realistic...
Deborah J. Medeiros, Mark T. Traband, April Tribbl...