The tuple space coordination model is one of the most interesting coordination models for open distributed systems due to its space and time decoupling and its synchronization pow...
Despite the widespread recognition that information technology (IT) and business process are tightly connected, existing system design methods provide limited guidance on how to t...
Abstract. The availability of massive amounts of biological data, distributed in various data sources, has prompted the development of a wide range of data analysis tools. However,...
Services can be characterized as activities in which providers and customers co-create value. The need for a tight collaboration between providers and customers is thus an importa...
Components in a decentralised system are faced with uncertainty as how to best adapt to a changing environment to maintain or optimise system performance. How can individual compo...