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IPSN
2007
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
A group tour guide system with RFIDs and wireless sensor networks
This paper proposes a new application framework for group tour guiding services based on RFIDs and wireless sensor network. We consider a sensing field mixed with multiple indepe...
Po-Yu Chen, Wen Tseun Chen, Cheng Han Wu, Yu-Chee ...
DC
2010
13 years 7 months ago
A knowledge-based analysis of global function computation
Consider a distributed system N in which each agent has an input value and each communication link has a weight. Given a global function, that is, a function f whose value depends...
Joseph Y. Halpern, Sabina Petride
IPPS
2007
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Almost Peer-to-Peer Clock Synchronization
In this paper, an almost peer-to-peer (AP2P) clock synchronization protocol is proposed. AP2P is almost peer-topeer in the sense that it provides the desirable features of a purel...
Ahmed Sobeih, Michel Hack, Zhen Liu, Li Zhang
SIAMCOMP
2011
12 years 10 months ago
A Quantitative Version of the Gibbard-Satterthwaite Theorem for Three Alternatives
The Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem states that every non-dictatorial election rule among at least three alternatives can be strategically manipulated. We prove a quantitative versi...
Ehud Friedgut, Gil Kalai, Nathan Keller, Noam Nisa...
I3E
2001
114views Business» more  I3E 2001»
13 years 8 months ago
Receipt-Freeness in Large-Scale Elections without Untappable Channels
: For an electronic election to be fully democratic there is a need for security mechanisms that will assure the privacy of the voters. With receipt-free electronic voting, a voter...
Emmanouil Magkos, Mike Burmester, Vassilios Chriss...