Services in pervasive computing systems must evolve so that they become minimally intrusive and exhibit inherent proactiveness and dynamic adaptability to the current conditions, u...
Maria Strimpakou, Ioanna Roussaki, Carsten Pils, M...
—Modern Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) architectures often utilize a wholesale data transfer protocol known as “slow sync” for synchronizing PDAs with Personal Computers (P...
Ari Trachtenberg, David Starobinski, Sachin Agarwa...
We propose a new bandwidth allocation scheme for VBR video tra c in ATM networks. The scheme is tailored to MPEG-coded video sources that require stringent and deterministic quali...
Increased platform heterogeneity and varying resource availability in distributed systems motivates the design of resource-aware applications, which ensure a desired performance l...
We analyze the structure and evolution of discussion cascades in four popular websites: Slashdot, Barrapunto, Meneame and Wikipedia. Despite the big heterogeneities between these ...