We investigate a framework where agents search for satisfying products by using referrals from other agents. Our model of a mechanism for transmitting word-of-mouth and the result...
Traditionally transactions have been singlethreaded. In such an environment the thread terminating the transaction is, by definition, the thread which performed the work. Therefor...
Steve J. Caughey, Mark C. Little, Santosh K. Shriv...
Comprehension is a key activity that underpins a variety of software maintenance and engineering tasks. The task of understanding object-oriented systems is hampered by the fact t...
We present a logic for reasoning about LOTOS behaviours which allows properties involving repeated patterns over actions and data to be expressed. The semantics of the logic is giv...
With the rise of distributed e-commerce in recent years, demand for automated negotiation has increased. In turn, this has facilitated a demand for ever more complex algorithms to...
Peter Henderson, Stephen Crouch, Robert John Walte...