We study the problem of schema evolution in the RDF data model. RDF and the RDFS schema language are W3C standards for flexibly modeling and sharing data on the web. Although sch...
There is a growing need for a theory of “local to global” in distributed multi-agent systems, one which is able systematically to describe and analyze a variety of problems. T...
In this paper, we motivate four di erent user de ned window query classes and derive a probabilistic model for each of them. For each model, we characterize the e ciency of spatia...
Bernd-Uwe Pagel, Hans-Werner Six, Heinrich Toben, ...
We present a model of absolute autonomy and power in agent systems. This absolute sense of autonomy captures the agent's liberty over an agent's preferences. Our model ch...
Growth in government investment, academic research, and commercial question answering (QA) systems is motivating a need for increased planning and coordination. The internationali...