The requirement for Grid middleware to be largely transparent to individual users and at the same time act in accordance with their personal needs is a difficult challenge. In e-...
Many situations present a social choice problem where different self-interested agents have to agree on joint, coordinated decisions. For example, power companies have to agree o...
As the average bandwidth capacity is increasing, users around the world demand for shorter service time. While the servers are able to acquire more bandwidth, they can not keep up...
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technologies promise to provide efficient distribution, sharing and management of resources, such as storage, processing, routing and other sundry service capabi...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) technology has undergone rapid growth, producing new protocols and applications, many of which enjoy considerable commercial success and academic interest. Yet, ...