In this paper, we discuss and compare several policies to place replicas in tree networks, subject to server capacity constraints. The client requests are known beforehand, while ...
The Cell processor offers substantial computational power which can be effectively utilized only if application design and implementation are tuned to the Cell architecture. In th...
We present a quality management method for multimedia applications. The method takes as input an application software composed of actions. The execution times of actions are unkno...
Jacques Combaz, Jean-Claude Fernandez, Joseph Sifa...
This paper addresses the problem of identifying the value of information held by a teammate on a distributed, multi-agent team. It focuses on a distributed scheduling task in whic...
We investigate a framework where agents search for satisfying products by using referrals from other agents. Our model of a mechanism for transmitting word-of-mouth and the result...