In a heap model, solid blocks, or pieces, pile up according to the Tetris game mechanism. An optimal schedule is an in nite sequence of pieces minimizing the asymptotic growth rat...
This paper develops a model for exceptions and an approach for incorporating them in commitment protocols among autonomous agents. Modeling and handling exceptions is critical for...
The availability of large quantities of processors is a crucial enabler of many-task computing. Voluntary computing systems have proven that it is possible to build computing plat...
Rostand Costa, Francisco V. Brasileiro, Guido Lemo...
The paper describes experiences, ideas, and problems that were discovered while developing a digital rights management (DRM) extension to an XML browser. The supported rights desc...
The IEEE 802.15.4 standard for wireless sensor networks can support energy efficient, reliable, and timely packet transmission by tuning the medium access control parameters macMi...
Pan Gun Park, Carlo Fischione, Karl Henrik Johanss...