In this paper we study a class of resource allocation games which are inspired by the El Farol Bar problem. We consider a system of competitive agents that have to choose between ...
One way to implement a fault-tolerant a service is by replicating it at sites that fail independently. One of the replication techniques is active replication where each request i...
The most natural way of thinking about negotiation is probably a situation whereby each of the parties involved initially make a proposal that is particularly beneficial to themse...
: E-Science often requires access to remote Grid computing platforms. Current authorization systems on these remote systems have largely based decisions solely on the identity of t...
The trend toward pervasive computing necessitates finding and implementing appropriate ways for users to interact with devices. We believe the future of interaction with pervasive ...
Paul P. Maglio, Teenie Matlock, Christopher S. Cam...