constraint abstractions into integer programming, and to discuss possible combinations of the two approaches. Combinatorial problems are ubiquitous in many real world applications ...
This article develops a theoretical framework of distributed representations to explore the representational properties in group problem solving. The basic principle of distribute...
or fault-tolerant asynchronous systems. It abstracts a family of problems known as Agreement (or Coordination) problems. Any solution to consensus can serve as a basic building blo...
Abstract: Two of today's most used buzz-words in the context of software development are the terms Componentware and Distributed Object-System. The combination of both ideas i...
ngly better objective function value until an optimal solution is reached. From an abstract point of view, an augmentation problem is solved in each iteration. That is, given a fea...