We propose B-MAC, a carrier sense media access protocol for wireless sensor networks that provides a flexible interface to obtain ultra low power operation, effective collision a...
: We present several quality criteria for skills management initiatives based on the competence-performance approach [Kor97]. The criteria help to measure reliability and validity ...
In this paper, we study energy conservation techniques for disk array-based network servers. First, we introduce a new conservation technique, called Popular Data Concentration (P...
This position paper argues that the mobile agents paradigm is a useful and important technology enabling pervasive and ubiquitous computing. Context awareness drives adaptability ...
Existing security models require that information of a given security level be prevented from “leaking” into lower-security information. High-security applications must be dem...