We propose a class of actor-oriented statistical models for closed social networks in general, and friendship networks in particular. The models are random utility models develope...
Gerhard G. Van De Bunt, Marijtje A. J. Van Duijn, ...
This paper deals with preference representation and elicitation in the context of multiattribute utility theory under risk. Assuming the decision maker behaves according to the EU...
In recent years, extensive research has been conducted in the area of Service Level Agreement (SLA) for utility computing systems. An SLA is a formal contract used to guarantee th...
We present a novel portfolio selection technique, which replaces the traditional maximization of the utility function with a probabilistic approach inspired by statistical physics....
Robert Marschinski, Pietro Rossi, Massimo Tavoni, ...
It is expected that, in near future, the multi-class traffic previously in Public Switched Telephone network (PSTN), cable television network and IP network will be multiplexed at...