Video on Demand (VoD) is a technology used to provide a number of programs to a number of users on request. In developing a VoD system, a fundamental problem is load balancing, wh...
Abstract. This paper presents the syntax and semantics of a simplified version of a logic-based agent-oriented programming language to implement agents with emotions. Four types of...
Abstract. The goal of partial evaluation is the specialization of programs w.r.t. part of their input data. Although this technique is already well-known in the context of function...
Sebastian Fischer, Josep Silva, Salvador Tamarit, ...
A three-year study collected information bearing on the question of whether studying mathematics improves programming skills. An analysis of the data revealed significant differen...
: The accumulation of popular features in portable products such as mobile handsets is driving battery life to unacceptably low levels. Substantial change will not come from increm...