There is a rapid increase in the size of data centres (DCs) used to provide cloud computing services. It is commonly agreed that not all properties in the middleware that manages D...
In a normative society there are two main problems: defining norms and enforcing them. Enforcement becomes a complex issue as societies become more decentralized and open. We propo...
Adrian Perreau de Pinninck, Carles Sierra, W. Marc...
This paper analyses the requirements of a third-generation technology integrated learning environment. The architecture proposed is analysed in terms of the generic constraints of...
When debugging a distributed application, a display showing the events causing interactions between processes can be very useful. If the number of processes is large, displaying a...
We describe the application of simulation and statistical analyses to the improvement of a shipping and distribution system supporting a component-fabrication plant and two automo...