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ENTCS
2002
13 years 8 months ago
2002
PLAN is a language designed for programming active networks, and can more generally be regarded as a model of mobile computation. PLAN generalizes the paradigm of imperative funct...
IGPL
2010
13 years 7 months ago
2010
This paper is a contribution to the formalisation of Thagard’s coherence theory. The term coherence is defined as the quality or the state of cohering, especially a logical, ord...
AUSAI
2005
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
2005
Springer
This paper addresses the problem of scheduling jobs in soft real-time systems, where the utility of completing each job decreases over time. We present a utility-based framework fo...
BIRTHDAY
2009
Springer
13 years 6 months ago
2009
Springer
Analytical models are a fundamental tool in the development of computer-based systems of every kind: their essential purpose is to support human understanding and reasoning in deve...
CLIMA
2007
13 years 10 months ago
2007
In an open Multi-Agent System, the goals of agents acting on behalf of their owners often conflict with each other. Therefore, a personal agent protecting the interest of a single...