In automated negotiation systems consisting of self-interested agents, contracts have traditionally been binding. Leveled commitment contracts--i.e., contracts where each party ca...
In large and dense mobile ad hoc networks, position-based routing protocols can offer significant performance improvement over topology-based routing protocols by using location...
Joo-Han Song, Vincent W. S. Wong, Victor C. M. Leu...
We present a modelling approach to rapidly assess the effect of management decisions on ecological problems and demonstrate its use in fishery management. Each stage of the approa...
F. Boschetti, A. de La Tour, E. A. Fulton, L. R. L...
eously demand shorter and less costly design cycles. Designing at higher levels of abstraction makes both objectives achievable, but enabling techniques like behavioral synthesis h...
We describe how aircraft are designed in a large organization. We discuss the different phases of design and interaction with the customer. We then describe the models used by each...