VRML (the Virtual Reality Modeling Language) has brought 3D objects and virtual worlds to a large number of Internet users. While it provides a suitable basis for the platform ind...
The first mass-produced pervasive computing devices are starting to appear—the AutoPC, the Internet-connected ScreenFridge, and the combination Microwave Oven/Home Banking term...
Andrew C. Huang, Benjamin C. Ling, Shankar Ponneka...
: This is a position paper introducing blob computing: A Blob is a generic primitive used to structure a uniform computing substrate into an easier-to-program parallel virtual mach...
We consider several distributed collaborative key agreement protocols for dynamic peer groups. This problem has several important characteristics which make it different from trad...
Patrick P. C. Lee, John C. S. Lui, David K. Y. Yau
Consider a distributed system N in which each agent has an input value and each communication link has a weight. Given a global function, that is, a function f whose value depends...