We present the framework of a new grid architecture based on the peer-to-peer and the component paradigms. In our architecture, several peer-to-peer components are loosely coupled...
Interactions between agents in an open system such as the Internet require a significant degree of flexibility. A crucial aspect of the development of such methods is the notion o...
The importance of the efforts towards integrating the symbolic and connectionist paradigms of artificial intelligence has been widely recognised. Integration may lead to more e...
The Internet today can be seen as a global market for electronic services. Each provider can offer its services, and customers can choose between several providers offering simila...
The concept of context-dependent access control has emerged during the last years: Information about the state of a process model of a working environment is combined with general ...