Novel ubiquitous computing applications such as intelligent vehicles, smart buildings, and traffic management require special properties that traditional computing applications d...
Abstract. We address the challenge of adaptation in open systems. Open systems are characterized by interactions among autonomous and heterogeneous participants. In such systems, e...
Fabiano Dalpiaz, Amit K. Chopra, Paolo Giorgini, J...
The inherent difficulty in supporting human usability in large control systems--such as building environmental and security systems--derives from the large diversity of components...
Robin R. Penner, Erik S. Steinmetz, Christopher L....
A supply chain is a set of organizations directly linked by flows of services from suppliers to customers. Supply chain activities range from the ordering and receipt of raw materi...
Dynamic evolution has been an essential requirement for more and more business systems which attempt to provide 7(days) x 24(hours) availability and flexible adaptability on the c...