Abstract. We de ne a concurrent mobile system as one where independently executing components may migrate through some space during the course of the computation, and where the pat...
Applications for computer supported cooperative work can gain from component models and frameworks. The framework for "questionnaires", which is described in this paper,...
Establishing trust amongst agents is of central importance to the development of well-functioning multi-agent systems. For example, the anonymity of transactions on the Internet c...
When a novice needs help, often the best solution is to find a human expert who is capable of answering the novice’s questions. But often, novices have difficulty characterizing...
User interfaces and information systems have become increasingly social in recent years, aimed at supporting the decentralized, cooperative production and use of content. A theory...