Exotic semirings such as the “(max, +) semiring” (R ∪ {−∞}, max, +), or the “tropical semiring” (N ∪ {+∞}, min, +), have been invented and reinvented many times s...
Although group support systems (GSS) can potentially have tremendous impacts in helping to solve the challenges faced by organizations and societies today, research to date has pr...
Truly ubiquitous computing poses new and significant challenges. A huge number of heterogeneous devices will interact to perform complex distributed tasks. One of the key aspects...
Nicola Bicocchi, Marco Mamei, Andrea Prati, Rita C...
The testing of the performance of opportunistic communication protocols and applications is usually done through simulation as i) deployments are expensive and should be left to t...
Roberta Calegari, Mirco Musolesi, Franco Raimondi,...
In this work we present a predictive analytical model that encompasses the performance and scaling characteristics of a nondeterministic particle transport application, MCNP (Mont...