The overall problem addressed in this paper is to improve semantic interoperability in heterogeneous systems. Normally, the semantics of data is carried by ontology (concept model)...
This paper presents a generic software architecture for large-scale distributed applications in which mobile agents are an integral part. We developed this architecture through th...
Synchronous functional languages such as Lustre or Lucid Synchrone define a restricted class of Kahn Process Networks which can be executed with no buffer. Every expression is as...
Secure multi-party computing, also called secure function evaluation, has been extensively studied in classical cryptography. We consider the extension of this task to computation...
Delegation is a mechanism that allows a user A to act on another user B's behalf by making B's access rights available to A. It is well recognized as an important mechani...