Recently Peer-to-Peer networks (P2P) have gained great attention and popularity. One key challenging aspect in a P2P resource sharing environment is an efficient searching algorit...
Abstract. Digital Rights Management frameworks (DRM) aim at protecting and controlling information contents widely distributed on client devices. Using a license, the content provi...
Abstract. We introduce take-it-or-leave-it auctions (TLAs) as an allocation mechanism that allows buyers to retain much of their private valuation information, yet generates close-...
We present a hybrid algorithm for distributed task allocation problem in a cooperative logistics domain. Our approach aims to achieve superior computational performance by combinin...
Abstract. The Internet has instigated a critical need for automated tools that facilitate integrating countless databases. Since non-technical end users are often the ultimate repo...