Using relation algebra, we generalize Aumann’s notion of a contact relation and that of a closure operation from powersets to general membership relations and their induced parti...
Abstract. In this paper, a general framework of quantum-inspired multiobjective evolutionary algorithms is proposed based on the basic principles of quantum computing and general s...
We propose a formal model of trust informed by the Global Computing scenario and focusing on the aspects of trust formation, evolution, and propagation. The model is based on a no...
This paper is an attempt to summarize the basic elements of the multiset theory. We begin by describing multisets and the operations between them, then we present hybrid sets and t...
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is widely deployed in the Internet to synchronize computer clocks to each other and to international standards via telephone modem, radio and satel...