In this paper we define an algorithm for location-independent communication of mobile software Personal Assistants (PAs). The algorithm extends the Query Server with Caching algor...
In this study, we investigate self-organizing social hierarchies in multi-agent systems. Agents occupy the nodes of a smallworld network and interact exclusively with other agents...
—Automated distributed sentry systems need only detect suspicious behavior. Microphones and infrared detectors may suffice, as well as being simpler and cheaper than cameras whil...
Abstract—Precise evaluation of network appliance energy consumption is necessary to accurately model or simulate the power consumption of distributed systems. In this paper we ev...
Helmut Hlavacs, Georges Da Costa, Jean-Marc Pierso...
—Over the last decade, numerous admission control schemes have been studied to allocate network resources. Although per-flow control schemes can provide guaranteed QoS, such sch...