We present a novel approach to non-monotonic ILP and its implementation called tal (Top-directed Abductive Learning). tal overcomes some of the completeness problems of ILP systems...
In dangerous and uncertain environments initial plans must be revised. Communication failures hamper this replanning. We introduce fractured subteams as a novel formalism for mode...
Abstract This paper contributes to the design of intelligent buildings. A MultiAgents Home Automation System (MAHAS) is proposed which controls appliances and energy sources in bui...
In this paper, we consider the joint problem of congestion control and scheduling with multi-class Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. Generally, the joint problem is formulated...
Abstract: Web services are increasingly used to integrate heterogeneous and autonomous applications in cross-organizational cooperations. A key problem is to support a high executi...