Abstract. When smart objects participate in context-aware applications, changes in their real-world environment can have a significant impact on underlying networking structures. ...
Peer-to-peer computing paradigm is emerging as a scalable and robust model for sharing media objects. In this paper, we propose an architecture and describe the associated algorit...
Secure data sharing in multi-party environments requires that both authenticity and confidentiality of the data be assured. Digital signature schemes are commonly employed for au...
In this paper, we propose an original solution for the general reverse k-nearest neighbor (RkNN) search problem. Compared to the limitations of existing methods for the RkNN searc...
The WWW makes learning materials widely accessible and provides an environment where people can learn across time and space. However, the simple read-only information structure on...