This paper argues that caching, atomicity and layering are fundamental to persistent systems, and that the transactional object cache architecture, as an embodiment of these conce...
We present the results of a detailed study of the Virtual Interface (VI) paradigm as a communication foundation for a distributed computing environment. Using Active Messages and ...
Andrew Begel, Philip Buonadonna, David E. Culler, ...
The high cost of operating large computing installations has motivated a broad interest in reducing the need for human intervention by making systems self-managing. This paper exp...
Yixin Diao, Joseph L. Hellerstein, Sujay S. Parekh...
This paper presents the computational logic foundations of a model of agency called the KGP (Knowledge, Goals and Plan) model. This model allows the specification of heterogeneous...
Antonis C. Kakas, Paolo Mancarella, Fariba Sadri, ...
Most practising software architects operate within an architecture framework which is a coordinated set of viewpoints, models and notations prescribed for them. Whereas architectu...
Rich Hilliard, Ivano Malavolta, Henry Muccini, Pat...