: Protection of personal data in the Internet is already a challenge today. Users have to actively look up privacy policies of websites and decide whether they can live with the te...
In data stream processing systems, Quality of Service (or QoS) requirements, as specified by users, are extremely important. Unlike in a database management system (DBMS), a query...
Service-Oriented Computing (SOC) enables the development and design of loosely coupled software components for integration with other software system. Since most legacy system wer...
Advanced e-services require efficient, flexible, and easy-to-use workflow technology that integrates well with mainstream Internet technologies like XML and Web servers. This pape...
Abstract. Sensor networks are increasingly used across various application domains. Their usage has the advantage of automated, often continuous, monitoring of activities and event...