In this paper we present analysis and calibration techniques that exploit knowledge about a multi agent society in order to calibrate the system parameters of a corresponding socie...
Abstract. The paper discusses the design and prototype implementation of a QoS-aware multimedia database system. Recent research in multimedia databases has devoted little attentio...
Yi-Cheng Tu, Sunil Prabhakar, Ahmed K. Elmagarmid,...
We describe a virtual “tether” for mobile devices that allows groups to have quick, simple and privacy-preserving meetups. Our design provides cues which allow dynamic coordin...
John Williamson, Simon Robinson, Craig Stewart, Ro...
An important issue in wireless communication is the interaction between selfish and independent wireless communication systems in the same frequency band. Due to the selfish natur...
Scenario-based specifications such as Message Sequence Charts (MSCs) are becoming increasingly popular as part of a requirements specification. Scenarios describe how system compo...