Software frequently needs to adapt its behavior at run time to respond to changes in its execution environment. Different software components may use different approaches to adap...
Zhenxiao Yang, Zhinan Zhou, Betty H. C. Cheng, Phi...
Embedded systems serve an emerging and diverse set of applications. As a result, more computational and storage capabilities are added to accommodate ever more demanding applicati...
Intelligent agents provide a means to integrate various manufacturing software applications. The agents are typically executed in a computer-based collaborative environment, refer...
Abstract. The health system is a complex system of systems – changes in agriculture, transportation, economics, family life, medical practices, and many other things can have a p...
Paul P. Maglio, Melissa Cefkin, Peter J. Haas, Pat...
Peer-to-Peer (p2p), as an emerging technology, is exerting huge influence on various application scenarios. Meanwhile, agents, assisting applications in traditional paradigm with...