Abstract. Current self-healing systems are built from “convergent” actions that only make repairs when necessary. Using an algebraic model of system administration, we challeng...
An important aspect of agents is how they construct a plan to reach their goals. Since most agents live in a dynamic environment, they also will often be confronted with situations...
The concept of a transaction, highly significant in the context of data bases, is broadened to make it refer to any atomic operation that changes the state of a software system or...
Abstract. In this paper, we describe the design and development of personal information assistant (PIA), a system aiming to meet individual needs of the searchers. The system'...
ct-oriented modules that create an abstract interface for a specific class of hardware or software components. If these components provide "intelligent" functions, the ov...