Abstract. We propose a pattern-based software development method comprising analysis (using problem frames) and design (using architectural and design patterns), of which especiall...
Distributed constraint optimization (DCOP) is a promising approach to coordination, scheduling and task allocation in multi agent networks. In large-scale or low-bandwidth network...
Emma Bowring, Jonathan P. Pearce, Christopher Port...
In the era of knowledge economy, more and more people view online communities of practice (CoPs) as wellspring of precious knowledge. Notably, many researchers support the notion ...
Asthma is a distressing disease, affecting up to 7% of the French population and causing considerable morbidity and mortality. A medical decision support system such can help phys...
Software agents "living" and acting in a real world software environment, such as an operating system, a network, or a database system, can carry out many tasks for huma...