We introduce a new parallel programming paradigm, namely synchronous parallel critical sections. Such parallel critical sections must be seen in the context of switching between s...
— In this paper we extend the definition of a Motion Description Language (MDL) to networked systems. This new construction (MDLn) supports inter-agent specification rules as w...
Patrick Martin, Jean-Pierre de la Croix, Magnus Eg...
Models of physical systems have to be based on physical principles such as conservation of energy and continuity of power. These principles are inherently enforced by the bond gra...
Pieter J. L. Cuijpers, Jan F. Broenink, Pieter J. ...
Aggregation in traditional database systems is performed in batch mode: a query is submitted, the system processes a large volume of data over a long period of time, and, eventual...
Joseph M. Hellerstein, Peter J. Haas, Helen J. Wan...
Active OODBMSs must provide e cient support for event detection, composition, and rule execution. Previous experience, reported here, building active capabilities on top of existi...