In this paper we propose a formal specification of a persuasion protocol between autonomous agents using an approach based on social commitments and arguments. In order to be flexi...
Jamal Bentahar, Bernard Moulin, John-Jules Ch. Mey...
Abstract Traditionally, research in secure group key agreement focuses on minimizing the computational overhead for cryptographic operations, and minimizing the communication overh...
Reliable many-to-many multicasting of messages is an integral part of group communication systems. Such systems typically employ a reliable multicast protocol that operates below ...
Ruppert R. Koch, Louise E. Moser, P. M. Melliar-Sm...
Group communication systems are proven tools upon which to build fault-tolerant systems. As the demands for fault-tolerance increase and more applications require reliable distrib...
Yair Amir, Claudiu Danilov, Jonathan Robert Stanto...