Abstract: Peer data management systems (PDMS) are the natural extension of integrated information systems. Conventionally, a single integrating system manages an integrated schema,...
Ralf Heese, Sven Herschel, Felix Naumann, Armin Ro...
Building on the work of games theorists and virtual world designers, this paper proposes a framework for understanding the real-virtual dichotomy in terms of a series of five fram...
Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of expressing preferences among nonfunctional properties of services in a Web service architecture. In such a context, semantic and non-f...
— Humans are inclined to engage in long-lasting relationships whose stability does not only rely on cooperation, but often also on loyalty — our tendency to keep interacting wi...
Sven Van Segbroeck, Francisco C. Santos, Ann Now&e...