Abstract. This paper aims at providing a rigorous definition of selforganization, one of the most desired properties for dynamic systems (e.g., peer-to-peer systems, sensor networ...
Dynamic time-linkage problems (DTPs) are common types of dynamic optimization problems where "decisions that are made now ... may in‡uence the maximum score that can be obta...
In recent years, extensive studies of many interesting aspects of virtual community dynamics promoted a better understanding of this area. One of the most challenging problems fac...
This paper addresses challenges associated with the dynamics of knowledge in clusters and regional networks. It develops a conceptual framework, a methodology and a research agend...
Understanding the characteristics of the users’ workload is an important aspect when designing and providing web services. The majority of current workload characterization tech...