In this paper, we develop a new adaptive scheme in which an optimal distance-based update threshold is selected not only as a function of the call-to-mobility ratio, but also as a...
We analyze quality-contingent prices as a mechanism for mitigating the effects of quality uncertainty in e-commerce and IT goods services. A contingency pricing contract specifie...
E-services refer to the services offered over the Internet. The globalization of economy accelerates the provision of e-services across organizations. Instead of being built from ...
In this paper, we tackle the problem of topology formation in Bluetooth Wireless Personal Area Networks (BTWPANs). We first overview and extend a previously proposed centralized ...
Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini, Marco Ajmone Marsan, El...
Catastrophic disruptions of large, interconnected infrastructure systems are often due to cascading failure. For example, large blackouts of electric power systems are typically c...