Middleware helps to manage the complexity and heterogeneity inherent in distributed systems. Traditional middleware has a monolithic architecture, which makes it difficult to adap...
Many object-oriented information systems share an architectural style that emphasizes flexibility and dynamically configurable. Business rules are stored in a database instead of ...
Ad-hoc wireless networks consist of mobile nodes interconnected by multi-hop wireless paths. Unlike conventional wireless networks, ad-hoc networks have no fixed network infrastru...
Enabling the ambient intelligence vision means that consumers will be provided with universal and immediate access to available content and services, together with ways of effectiv...
Abstract— In this paper we consider the problem of optimizing over the switching times for a multi-modal dynamic system when the complete cost-to-go is not available. The instant...