Abstract. Utility functions of several variables are ubiquitous in economics. Their maximization requires inversion of the gradient map. Using convex analysis tools, we provide a r...
Contemporary use of the term ’intension’ derives from the traditional logical doctrine that an idea has both an extension and an intension. In this paper we introduce an intens...
In this paper, we introduce an XML-based Hierarchical QoS Markup Language, called HQML, to enhance distributed multimedia applications on the World Wide Web (WWW) with Quality of ...
The success of the Semantic Web crucially depends on the easy creation, integration and use of semantic data. For this purpose, we consider an integration scenario that defies cor...
Cloud computing allows the use of Internet-based services to support business processes and rental of IT-services on a utility-like basis. It offers a concentration of resources bu...
Rohit Ranchal, Bharat K. Bhargava, Lotfi Ben Othma...