We present two models of hierarchical structured multi-agents, and we describe how to obtain a modal knowledge base from distributed sources. We then propose a computationally orie...
Abstract. A controller is an environment for a system that achieves a particular control objective by providing inputs to the system without constraining the choices of the system....
Luca de Alfaro, Thomas A. Henzinger, Freddy Y. C. ...
Abstract. A distributed software system's deployment architecture can have a significant impact on the system's properties. These properties will depend on various system...
Marija Mikic-Rakic, Sam Malek, Nels Beckman, Nenad...
Elections are increasingly dependent on computers and telecommunication systems. Such “E-voting” schemes create socio-technical systems (combinations of technology and human o...
Jeremy Bryans, Bev Littlewood, Peter Y. A. Ryan, L...
Abstract--This paper is focusing on exact Bayesian reasoning in systems of agents, which represent weakly coupled processing modules supporting collaborative inference through mess...