This paper proposes a multiagent based virtual community as a new means to support pervasive computing services. We give a conceptual definition of the concept of Place-Based Virt...
Tuan Nguyen, Seng Wai Loke, Torab Torabi, Hongen L...
Several applications support the adaptation of course material. Even though most of these systems allow to specify interaction preferences or even employ user modeling techniques,...
This work seeks to strengthen interaction within a research community through a centrally-located physical device that presents online presence information in a semi-public space....
This paper presents the first mediated hierarchical identity-based encryption and signature schemes. Both schemes are designed to support information access control in hierarchical...
The Web 2.0 fosters the creation of communities by offering users a wide array of social software tools. While the success of these tools is based on their ability to support diff...
Angelo Di Iorio, Davide Rossi, Fabio Vitali, Stefa...