This paper presents a middleware infrastructure for integration of heterogeneous embedded devices in ubiquitous computing environments. The proposed infrastructure employs the Dev...
In a recent work, we have shown that it is not possible to dependably build any type of distributed f fault or intrusiontolerant system under the asynchronous model. This result f...
Paulo Sousa, Nuno Ferreira Neves, Paulo Verí...
Traditionally, representation has been perceived as a necessity for producing intelligent behavior. Once the right representation is in place to drive it, behavior unfolds as the ...
Abstract. While interactive virtual humans are becoming widely used in education, training and therapeutic applications, building animations which are both realistic and parameteri...
The Grid promise is starting to materialize today: largescale multi-site infrastructures have grown to assist the work of scientists from all around the world. This tremendous gro...