Scientists have long relied on abstract models to study phenomena that are too complex for direct observation and experimentation. As new scientific modeling methodologies emerge...
Abstract. When agents coordinate according to the principles of teamwork they can flexibly, robustly and reliably achieve complex goals in complex, dynamic and even hostile enviro...
When data resides on tertiary storage, clustering is the key to achieving high retrieval performance. However, a straightforward approach to clustering massive amounts of data on ...
WS-Agreement offers a general language and protocol to establish agreements between two parties. In principle, this generality enables a wide variety of domains to be covered. Yet...
Wilfried Jouve, Julien Lancia, Charles Consel, Cal...
An important goal of software engineering is to exploit commonalities in system design in order to reduce the complexity of building new systems, support largescale reuse, and pro...