A definitional extension LNGMIt of the Calculus of Inductive Constructions (CIC), that underlies the proof assistant Coq, is presented that allows also to program with nested dat...
The taking of initiative has significance in spoken language dialogue systems and in human-computer interaction. A system that takes no initiative may fail to seize opportunities ...
Abstract—This paper describes and evaluates a biologically-inspired network architecture that allows grid services to autonomously adapt to dynamic environment changes in the net...
In this work, we propose two high-level formalisms, Markov Decision Petri Nets (MDPNs) and Markov Decision Well-formed Nets (MDWNs), useful for the modeling and analysis of distrib...
Marco Beccuti, Giuliana Franceschinis, Serge Hadda...
In self-adaptive systems components are dynamically modified according to the execution environment requirement, where each component is a probable point of failure. Existing appr...