Multi-agent systems where the agents are developed by parties with competing interests, and where there is no access to an agent's internal state, are often classified as `ope...
Research on recommender systems has primarily addressed centralized scenarios and largely ignored open, decentralized systems where remote information distribution prevails. Absenc...
In this paper we focus on the issue of repository transactions. Similar to database objects repository objects can be accessed form multiple clients simultaneously. The organizati...
The information about the run-time behavior of software applications is crucial for enabling system level optimizations for embedded systems. This embedded Software Metadata inform...
This paper briefly traces the evolution of information system architectures from mainframe-connected terminals to distributed multi-tier architectures. It presents the challenges ...
Susan Chapin, Donald B. Faatz, Sushil Jajodia, Amg...