Learned models of behavior have the disadvantage that they must be retrained after any change in system configuration. Autonomic management methods based upon learned models lose ...
Models of human behaviours used in multi-agent simulations are limited by the ability of introspection of the social actors: some of their knowledge (reflexes, habits, non-formali...
Efficient large-scale content distribution continues to be an important problem, due to the increasing popularity of multimedia content and wide-spread use of peer-to-peer file ...
Content delivery providers can improve their service scalability and offload their servers by making use of content transfers among their clients. To provide peers with incentive t...
Recently there has been a renewed interest in the application of economic models to the management of computational resources. Most of this interest is focused on pricing models f...