In order to guarantee certain levels of QoS, a Web application needs to adapt itself to different execution contexts. However, because of the lack of coordination support in Web p...
Abstract. Mobile-agent systems must address three security issues: protecting an individual machine, protecting a group of machines, and protecting an agent. In this chapter, we di...
Robert S. Gray, David Kotz, George Cybenko, Daniel...
: Based on the study of different coordination theories and approaches and on the previous ethnographic case studies, authors identify certain types of coordination, which they int...
The autonomous execution of mobile manipulation tasks in unstructured, dynamic environments requires the consideration of various motion constraints. The task itself imposes constr...
As the semiconductor industry moves into the next millennium, companies increasingly will be faced with production obstacles that impede their ability to remain competitive. Effec...