–This paper addresses the efficient multicast dissemination of bulk data from a single server to numerous clients. The challenge is complex: a client may commence reception at ar...
In this paper, we propose a pairing-based signcryption scheme for authenticated broadcasting, which requires less computation than a previously proposed scheme suggesting identity...
A stakeholder is an individual, group, organization, or community that has an interest or stake in a consensus-building process. The goal of stakeholder identification is identify...
This paper investigates cooperative search strategies for agents engaged in costly search in a complex environment. Searching cooperatively, several search goals can be satisfied w...
Background: Sequencing of prokaryotic genomes has recently revealed the presence of CRISPR elements: short, highly conserved repeats separated by unique sequences of similar lengt...