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ATAL
2005
Springer
16 years 10 days ago
Formalization of a voting protocol for virtual organizations
A voting protocol for decision-making in virtual organizations is presented. In an agent-based virtual organization the functions of formation, management and dissolution of the o...
Jeremy V. Pitt, Lloyd Kamara, Marek J. Sergot, Ale...
MICAI
2005
Springer
16 years 8 days ago
Knowledge and Reasoning Supported by Cognitive Maps
A powerful and useful approach for modeling knowledge and qualitative reasoning is the Cognitive Map. The background of Cognitive Maps is the research about learning environments c...
Alejandro Peña Ayala, Humberto Sossa, Agust...
PODS
2000
ACM
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15 years 11 months ago
Linear Approximation of Planar Spatial Databases Using Transitive-Closure Logic
We consider spatial databases in the plane that can be defined by polynomial constraint formulas. Motivated by applications in geographic information systems, we investigate line...
Floris Geerts, Bart Kuijpers
POPL
1996
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Using Parameterized Signatures to Express Modular Structure
Module systems are a powerful, practical tool for managing the complexity of large software systems. Previous attempts to formulate a type-theoretic foundation for modular program...
Mark P. Jones
GROUP
2007
ACM
15 years 10 months ago
That's what friends are for: facilitating 'who knows what' across group boundaries
We describe the design and evaluation of K-net, a social matching system to help people learn 'who knows what' in an organization by matching people with skills with tho...
N. Sadat Shami, Y. Connie Yuan, Dan Cosley, Ling X...