We demonstrate the emergence of collective behavior in two evolutionary computation systems, one an evolutionary extension of a classic (highly constrained) flocking algorithm and...
Lee Spector, Jon Klein, Chris Perry, Mark Feinstei...
This paper deals with specific issues related to the design of distributed embedded systems implemented with mixed, eventtriggered and time-triggered task sets, which communicate ...
Grid applications must increasingly self-adapt dynamically to changing environments. In most cases, adaptation has been implemented in an ad hoc fashion, on a perapplication basis...
Shang-Wen Cheng, David Garlan, Bradley R. Schmerl,...
— This work presents an H2 performance analysis of the agreement protocol in the presence of noise. The agreement protocol is first transformed into an equivalent system induced...
E-contracts express the rights and obligations of parties through a formal, digital representation of the contract provisions. In process intensive relationships, e-contracts conta...