We introduce the use of negative preferences to produce solutions that are acceptable to a group of users. Using negative preference profiling, a system determines which solution...
Dennis L. Chao, Justin Balthrop, Stephanie Forrest
Improvements in microprocessor and networking performance have made networks of workstations a very attractive platform for high-end parallel and distributed computing. However, t...
Ubiquitous environments facilitate the fast and easy access to users’ physical environments. Ubiquitous environments typically capture users’ presence and activities in a room...
Tom Gross, Thilo Paul-Stueve, Tsvetomira Palakarsk...
The grid computing paradigm emerged recently as a new field distinguished from traditional distributed computing because of its focus on large-scale resource sharing and innovativ...
Giovanni Aloisio, Massimo Cafaro, Italo Epicoco, D...
Recent advances in wireless and mobile networking technology pose a new set of requirements and challenges that are not previously thought of, when it comes to smart space middlewa...