Abstract 1 Different definitions of agents use concepts such as autonomy, pro-activity, reactivity, social abilities, and intentional models. Very few (if any), however, refer to...
Frances M. T. Brazier, Maarten van Steen, Niek J. ...
Query processing in traditional information management systems has moved from an exact match model to more flexible paradigms allowing cooperative retrieval by aggregating the dat...
Wolf-Tilo Balke, Wolfgang Nejdl, Wolf Siberski, Uw...
The programming and retasking of sensor nodes could benefit greatly from the use of a virtual machine (VM) since byte code is compact, can be loaded on demand, and interpreted on...
Security is a major, frequent concern in extensible software systems such as Java Virtual Machines and the Common Language Runtime. These systems aim to enable simple, classic app...
Intense research on virtual machines has highlighted the need for flexible software architectures that allow quick evaluation of new design and implementation techniques. The inte...